JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
溺れる
To drown, or to be consumed by a vice or obsession.
Readings
Other forms
溺れます polite form
溺れた plain past
溺れて te-form
溺れない plain negative
1 Ichidan Verb, Intransitive Verb
To Drown / To Struggle in Water
Describes the act of struggling or sinking in liquid with the risk of suffocation, though not necessarily implying death.
Example
子供 が 川 で 溺れて いる から 、 助けて ！
A child is drowning in the river, help!
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2 Ichidan Verb, Intransitive Verb
To Be Obsessed With / To Indulge In
Signifies losing one’s reason or self-control through excessive immersion in a vice, emotion, or situation.
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