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Learn Hardcore Japanese: okureru - to be delayed; to fall behind

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 26
/okureru

okureru

Word

遅おくれるokureru

Meaning

to be delayed; to fall behind

Part of speech

group 2, verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of okureru

彼女かのじょ　は　ずっと　家事かじ　を　して　いて、　昼間ひるま　の　勉強べんきょう　が　少すこし　遅おくれた。kanojo wa zutto kaji o shite ite, hiruma no benkyou ga sukoshi okureta.

She was doing housework the whole time, so her daytime study got a bit behind.

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