JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
劣る
To be inferior to or less good than something else.
Readings
Other forms
劣ります polite form
劣って te-form
劣った plain past
劣らない plain negative
Godan verb (intransitive)
To be inferior to" / "To be less good than
Describes falling below a specific standard of quality, ability, or value when compared to something else.
Example
私 の 日本 語 は 、 まだまだ ネイティブ に 劣ります 。
My Japanese is still far inferior to a native speaker's.
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