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腐るくさる

rot

Verbe · Assistant · Group 1 verb

彼かれはお金かねを腐くさるほど持もっている。

He really has money to lose.

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: \N · French : hortusdei

Parts of speech

Group 1 verb (godan) · Intransitive · Auxiliary verb

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 1 (godan)

Verb usage: intransit

English dictionary meanings

to rot
to go bad
to decay
to spoil
to fester
to decompose
to turn sour (e.g. milk)
to corrode
to weather
to crumble
to become useless
to blunt
to weaken (from lack of practice)
to become depraved
to be degenerate
to be morally bankrupt
to be corrupt
to be depressed
to be dispirited
to feel discouraged
to feel down
to have the audacity to
to be bastard enough to
to lose a bet
to be drenched
to become sopping wet

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