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溺れる

JLPT N3

to struggle in the water, to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe, to (nearly) drown

Details

Part of speech
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
Romaji
oboreru

Example sentences

oboreru mono wa wara o mo tsukamu

When people are desperate, they will even grasp at straws.

oboresou ni natta toki wa, awatezu ni tasuke o yonde kudasai.

When you're about to drown, please call for help without panicking.

oboreru kodomo o tasuketou to mizu ni tobikomatta

I jumped into the water to try to save the drowning child.