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ながれる

Ichidan verbverb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

  • to stream, to flow (liquid, time, etc.), to run (ink)
  • to be washed away, to be carried
  • to drift, to float (e.g. clouds), to wander, to stray
  • to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire), to spread, to circulate
  • to be heard (e.g. music), to be played
  • to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)
  • to pass, to elapse, to be transmitted
  • to be called off, to be forfeited
  • to disappear, to be removed

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Example sentences

かわっぱがながれている

Leaves are flowing down the river.

時間じかんながれるのははやい。

Time flows by quickly.

店内てんないしずかな音楽おんがくながれていた

Quiet music was playing inside the store.

大雨おおあめはしながれてしまった

The bridge was washed away by the heavy rain.

彼女かのじょわるうわさ学校中がっこうじゅうながれたらしい。

It seems that bad rumors about her spread throughout the school.