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What does 滑る (すべる, suberu) mean?

滑る (すべる, suberu) means to slip, to slide; to fail (an exam).

Quick facts
Readingすべる
Romajisuberu
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
すべる
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsuberu

to slip, to slide; to fail (an exam)

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to slide; to glide; to skate
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to slip; to skid
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to be slippery
  4. 4godan verb · transitive · intransitive to fail (an examination)
  5. 5godan verb · transitive · intransitive to lose (a position); to be demoted

Example sentences

  • The road gets slippery on rainy days.

  • I slipped and fell on the snowy mountain.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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