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草臥くたびれる

atejiusually written using kana aloneIchidan verbverb (generic)intransitive verbauxiliary verb

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くたびれる

Meanings

to get tired, to become exhausted, to grow weary
to become worn out, to become battered (from long use)
to get tired of (doing), to get fed up with

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Example sentences

長時間ちょうじかん歩あるいてくたびれた。

I got exhausted from walking for a long time.

毎日まいにち同おなじ仕事しごとの繰くり返かえしでくたびれてきた。

I've grown weary of doing the same work every day.

このくたびれた靴くつはもう捨すてた方ほうがいいだろう。

I should probably throw away these worn-out shoes already.

長年ながねんの交渉こうしょうにすっかりくたびれてしまい、もう諦あきらめたいという気持きもちになった。

I became completely exhausted from years of negotiations and felt like giving up.

彼かれはくたびれた様子ようすで椅子いすに深ふかく腰こしを下おろした。

He sank deeply into the chair with a weary look on his face.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)