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VOCABULARY
枯れる
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to wither
dry up, die (plants), become hoarse (voice), mature (skills, voice)
verb
Example sentences
みずをやらないとはなれる
If you don't water them, the flowers will wither.
なつあつさでくされた
The grass withered from the summer heat.
にわいっぽんれた
One tree in the garden withered.
あきになるとれる
When autumn comes, the leaves wither.

Practice exercises

1
みずをあげないと植物しょくぶつれる
If you don't water it, the plant will wither.
Answer
れる
2
あきになると、いろづいてれる
When autumn comes, the leaves on the trees change color and wither.
Answer
れる
3
なが干ばつかんばつで、田んぼたんぼいね次々つぎつぎれてしまった。
Due to the long drought, the rice in the paddies withered one after another.
Answer
れて
4
長年ながねん使つかっていた井戸いどがついにれて村人むらびとたちはあたらしい水源すいげんさがさなければならなかった。
The well that had been used for many years finally dried up, and the villagers had to search for a new water source.
Answer
れて
5
気候変動きこうへんどう影響えいきょう降水量こうすいりょう減少げんしょうし、かつてゆたかだった森林しんりん急速きゅうそくつつある。
Due to the effects of climate change, precipitation is decreasing and forests that were once abundant are rapidly withering.
Answer