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VOCABULARY
ぼやく
bo
ya
ku
to grumble / to complain
grumble, complain, mutter, whine
verb
Example sentences
ちちはいつもきゅうりょうひくいとぼやく
My father always grumbles that his salary is low.
かれてんわるいとぼやいていた。
He was complaining that the weather was bad.
そんなにぼやかないごとをしなさい。
Don't whine so much and get to work.
かのじょごえなにやらぼやいた
She muttered something in a low voice.

Practice exercises

1
ちち毎日まいにちぼやく
My father grumbles every day.
Answer
ぼやくぼやきます
2
かれ残業ざんぎょうのことで同僚どうりょうぼやく
He grumbles to his colleagues about overtime.
Answer
ぼやくぼやきます
3
祖父そふ天気てんきのことで一日中いちにちじゅうぼやいた
My grandfather grumbled all day long about the weather.
Answer
ぼやいたぼやきました
4
はははいつも家事かじ大変たいへんさについてぼやいている
My mother is always grumbling about how tough housework is.
Answer
ぼやいているぼやいています
5
仕事しごとえても、給料きゅうりょうがらないとかれぼやいていた。
Even though his work increased, he kept grumbling that his salary wasn't going up.
Answer
ぼやいて