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退屈 たいくつ taikutsu

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  1. adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi) tedious; boring; dull; uninteresting; tiresome; monotonous
  2. noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

Kanji in this word

退
retreat, withdraw, retire
yield, bend, flinch

Example sentences

彼は退屈な夜を過ごさざるを得なかった。
kare ha taikutsu na yoru wo sugosa zaru wo e nakaxtsu ta 。
He resigned himself to spending a boring evening.
彼はそのパーティーはかなり退屈でした。
kare ha sono paatexii ha kanari taikutsu deshi ta 。
He found the party was rather slow.
彼の話を聞いていて彼女は退屈した。
kare no hanashi wo kii te i te kanojo ha taikutsu shi ta 。
Listening to him, she got tired.
彼の話が恐ろしく退屈になってきた。
kare no hanashi ga osoroshiku taikutsu ni naxtsu te ki ta 。
His speech got awfully boring.
彼の退屈な演説を聞くといらいらする。
kare no taikutsu na enzetsu wo kiku to iraira suru 。
His speech irritates me.
彼の小説の大部分はとても退屈だ。
kare no shousetsu no dai bubun ha totemo taikutsu da 。
His novels are, for the most part, very boring.

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