退屈

たいくつ
JLPT:N3
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1Tedious, boring, dull — lacking interest or excitement; used broadly to describe people, things, or stretches of time.

Na-AdjectiveNoun

Examples

この授業は退屈で眠くなる。

This class is boring and makes me sleepy.

退屈な映画だった。

It was a boring movie.

週末が何もなくて退屈だ。

The weekend is boring because there's nothing to do.

同じことの繰り返しで、退屈な毎日を送っている。

I'm living a boring life, repeating the same thing every day.

2To feel bored or become tired of something, having lost interest or having nothing to do; used as 「退屈する」.

Group 3 VerbIntransitive Verb

Examples

長い会議で誰もが退屈していた。

Everyone was bored during the long meeting.

子どもが退屈しないように遊びを用意した。

I prepared games so the children wouldn't get bored.

毎日同じ繰り返しで退屈する。

I get bored with the same routine every day.

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