Usages of nuru
母 は パン に バター を 薄く ぬります。haha ha pan ni bataa wo usuku nurimasu.
My mother spreads butter thinly on bread.
海 へ 行く 前 に、 子供 に 日焼け止め を ぬって あげます。umi he iku mae ni, kodomo ni hiyakedome wo nutte agemasu.
Before going to the sea, I put sunscreen on the child.
母 は トースト に バター で は なく マヨネーズ を ぬって 食べます。haha ha toosuto ni bataa de ha naku mayoneezu wo nutte tabemasu.
My mother eats toast spread with mayonnaise instead of butter.
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