溺れる

おぼれる

To drown, to be engulfed in

N3verb·oboreru

How to remember it

Sinking in water — also being swallowed by love, debt, or drink.

Example sentences

  • 川で溺れた子供を助けた。

    かわでおぼれたこどもをたすけた。

    He saved a child who was drowning in the river.

  • 恋に溺れて仕事を忘れた。

    こいにおぼれてしごとをわすれた。

    Lost in love, she forgot about work.

Usage

Takes に for what one drowns in (water, love, debt).

Related words

浮く沈む助ける

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