JLPT N1 Advanced
取り残す
To leave behind, strand, or fall behind trends and society.
Readings
Other forms
取り残します polite form
取り残した past tense
取り残して te-form
取り残される passive form, very common
1 Verb (transitive)
To Leave (someone/something) Behind
Describes the act of departing a place without taking a specific person or item along, leaving them in that location.
Example
バス は 私 を バス停 に 取り残して 出発して しまった 。
The bus departed, leaving me behind at the bus stop.
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2 Verb (usually passive: 取り残される)
To Be Left Out / Fall Behind
Expresses the feeling of being outpaced or excluded by the progress of society, trends, or a group’s conversation.
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