鈍る (にぶる, niburu) Japanese meaning: become blunt | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000鈍る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 鈍る | 鈍らない |
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| Polite | 鈍ります | 鈍りません |
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| Past polite | 鈍りました | 鈍りませんでした |
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| Past | 鈍った | 鈍らなかった |
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| Te-form | 鈍って | 鈍らないで |
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| Desire | 鈍りたい | 鈍りたくない |
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| Potential | 鈍れる | 鈍れない |
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| Passive | 鈍られる | 鈍られない |
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| Causative | 鈍らせる | 鈍らせない |
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| Causative passive | 鈍らせられるalso 鈍らされる | 鈍らせられないalso 鈍らされない |
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| Volitional | 鈍ろう | |
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| Polite volitional | 鈍りましょう | |
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| Imperative | 鈍れ | 鈍るな |
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| Conditional | 鈍れば | 鈍らなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 鈍ったら | 鈍らなかったら |
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This kitchen knife gets blunt quickly because I use it often.
It is said that your sense of taste dulls as you age.
Usage patterns
〈物〉の切れ味が鈍るfor the cutting edge of a tool to become dull
After continued use, this knife's edge has become dull.
判断力が鈍るfor one's judgment to become dull or impaired
Lack of sleep dulls your judgment.
動きが鈍るfor one's movements to become sluggish
Lack of exercise has made my movements sluggish.
反応が鈍るfor one's reactions to become slow
Drinking alcohol slows down your reactions.
Expressions
勘が鈍るlose one's touch; become less perceptive; get out of practice 腕が鈍るbecome less capable; lose one's touch; get rusty 決心が鈍るwaver in one's resolution; lose one's resolve
