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流れる

nagareru

Description

「流れる」は、水や川が動いていくときに使う言葉です。

"流れる" is a word used when water or a river is moving.

時間や音楽など、目に見えないものが動くようすにも使えます。

It can also be used for invisible things like time or music moving.

Meanings

流れるnagareru

to flow (water, liquid, etc.)

川の水がゆっくり流れる。

The river water flows slowly.

流れるnagareru

to pass by (time); to be played (music)

店で静かな音楽が流れる。

Quiet music is playing in the store.

流れるnagareru

to be canceled; to fall through

雨で試合が流れることになった。

The game was canceled due to rain.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    流れる is intransitive; the transitive pair is 流す (to let flow, to pour).

  • Etymology

    from 流 (flow) with intransitive verb ending -reru.

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