溺れる
おぼれる
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown- to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted; to wallow in
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 溺れるおぼれる | 溺れますおぼれます |
| Negative | 溺れないおぼれない | 溺れませんおぼれません |
| Past | 溺れたおぼれた | 溺れましたおぼれました |
| Past negative | 溺れなかったおぼれなかった | 溺れませんでしたおぼれませんでした |
| Te-form | 溺れておぼれて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 溺れられるおぼれられる |
| Passive | 溺れられるおぼれられる |
| Causative | 溺れさせるおぼれさせる |
| Volitional | 溺れようおぼれよう |
| Imperative | 溺れろおぼれろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 溺れればおぼれれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 溺れたらおぼれたら |
Example sentences
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She abandoned herself to drinking.
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She abandoned herself to pleasure.
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Drowning men clutch at straws.
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Tom drowned in the ocean.
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He is addicted to cocaine.
More examples (10)
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I came near to being drowned.
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He had taken to drinking more than was good for him.
男の子は溺れるところでした。
The boy almost drowned.
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She came near to drowning.
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I saved Tom's dog from drowning.
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He came near to being drowned in the river.
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I almost drowned.
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The child came near being drowned.
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The drowning man grasped at the rope.
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The child was almost drowned.