擦る
する
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Transitive
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)- to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
- to rub; to scrub; to scrape
- to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to keep getting mileage out ofSlang
- to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
All 7 meanings
- to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to daub
- to lay the blame on
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 擦るする | 擦りますすります |
| Negative | 擦らないすらない | 擦りませんすりません |
| Past | 擦ったすった | 擦りましたすりました |
| Past negative | 擦らなかったすらなかった | 擦りませんでしたすりませんでした |
| Te-form | 擦ってすって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 擦れるすれる |
| Passive | 擦られるすられる |
| Causative | 擦らせるすらせる |
| Volitional | 擦ろうすろう |
| Imperative | 擦れすれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 擦ればすれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 擦ったらすったら |
Example sentences
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His shoes are wearing thin.
トムはマッチを擦った。
Tom lit a match.
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My shoes are worn out.
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The shoes are worn out.
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I struck a match in the darkness.
More examples (10)
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I sure rubbed your nose in shit.
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He struck a match, but quickly put it out.
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Take care not to fall down and skin your knee.
トムはマッチを擦ってろうそくに火をつけた。
Tom lit a match and then lit the candle with it.
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Kelly struck a match and put it to his pipe.
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The leather jacket has worn out at the elbows.
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The leather jacket has worn out at the elbow.
トムは煙草に火をつけようとマッチを擦ったが、マッチが湿気っていて、何回擦っても火はつかなかった。
Tom tried lighting his cigarette with a match, but because it has gotten wet, it would not light no matter how often he tried.
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She rubbed her eyes.
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He struck a match.