Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. atmen; Atem holen
2. ausspucken
3. von sich geben; sagen; äußern
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
erleichtert aufatmen; einen Seufzer der Erleichterung tun; sich eine Pause gönnen; sich Ruhe verschaffen; ausatmen; erleichtert eine Pause machen
lügen; flunkern; die Unwahrheit sagen
Examples (17 in total)
I can imagine.
"Why are you lying to me?" "I'm not lying."
He has deliberately lied.
You're a lying pig.
We all breathed a sigh of relief.
"But I didn't do anything!" "He's lying!"
I'm sorry. I'll never lie to you again.
Have you ever lied to your boyfriend?
Why would they tell such an obvious lie?
I hope Tom is not lying to us.
Nancy put her elbows on her knees.
I'll tell you the truth: I lied to you.
A bad habit, once formed, is difficult to get rid of.
A bad habit, once formed, cannot easily be got rid of.
They knew about the hardship and loss.
The mother will not be at ease until she hears of her son's safe arrival.
He spoke for ten minutes without a pause.