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くたばる (kutabaru)

drop dead

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Meaning

くたばる (kutabaru) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “drop dead”.

Example sentences 10

あいつもとうとうくたばった

That guy finally kicked the bucket.

彼かれは、くたばった。

He kicked the bucket.

あいつは簡単かんたんにはくたばらない。

He has more lives than a cat.

現状を打開するには、いち早く田原坂の堅い防衛線突破する必要がある。

To break the current deadlock, it is necessary to quickly break through the strong defensive line at Tabaruzaka.

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