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Usages of siraberu
難しい 文章 を 翻訳するとき、 辞書 を 調べます。muzukasii bunsyou wo honyakusurutoki, zisyo wo sirabemasu.
When translating difficult sentences, I look things up in a dictionary.
私 は 辞書 で 単語 の 意味 を 調べます。watasi ha zisyo de tango no imi wo sirabemasu.
I look up the meaning of a word in a dictionary.
ネット で 原因 を 調べた が、 直接 聞いた ほう が 早かった。netto de genin wo sirabeta ga, tyokusetu kiita hou ga hayakatta.
I looked up the cause on the internet, but asking directly was faster.
私 は ノートパソコン より スマホ の 辞書アプリ で 単語 を 調べること が 多い。watasi ha nootopasokon yori sumaho no zisyoapuri de tango wo siraberukoto ga ooi.
I more often look up words with a dictionary app on my phone than on my laptop.
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