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滑すべる

Kana すべる Romaji suberu

JLPT N4 Common word

01

滑る すべる · suberu

JLPT N4 Common word 辷る (rarely used kanji form)、スベる

01godan verb · intransitive

02godan verb · intransitive

03godan verb · intransitive

to be slippery

04godan verb · transitive · intransitive

05godan verb · transitive · intransitive

to lose (a position); to be demoted

06godan verb · intransitive

colloquial

to bomb (when telling a joke); to fall flat

07godan verb · intransitive

usually kanago (game)

to slide (move)

usu. スベる

Examples

滑って足首を捻挫した。

I slipped and twisted my ankle.

Tatoeba #160499

子供たちは氷の上を滑っていた。

The children were sliding on the ice.

Tatoeba #168714

足元に気をつけてください。床が滑りますから。

Watch your step. The floor is slippery.

Tatoeba #139843

02

滑る ぬめる · numeru

01godan verb · intransitive

usually kana

to be slippery; to be slimy

02godan verb · intransitive

archaic

to behave charmingly; to walk merrily

Source

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