day 44twist, fold and tear
unit 6 · body & movementtwist, fold and tear
Describe twisting, folding, tearing and digging, and say that something just won't happen with なかなか～ない.
today’s words
- 広げる ひろげる · to spread out, open; to widen
- 膨らます ふくらます · to blow up, inflate, puff out
- ふさがる · to be blocked, full; to be busy (hands)
- 塞ぐ ふさぐ · to block, cover, stop up
- ぶらさげる · to dangle, hang (from)
- 凹む へこむ · to be dented; to feel down
- 放る ほうる · to throw, toss; to abandon
- ほどく · to untie, undo
- 掘る ほる · to dig
- 巻く まく · to wind, wrap, roll
- まく · to scatter, sprinkle (water)
- 曲げる まげる · to bend
- もむ · to massage, rub
- 破れる やぶれる · to tear, rip (by itself)
- 寄せる よせる · to bring near, move aside; to send in
- 挿す さす · to put (flowers) in, insert
- ねじる · to twist, screw
- ひっくり返す ひっくりかえす · to turn over, knock over
- 破く やぶく · to tear (paper, cloth)
sentences
- 瓶の蓋が、なかなか開かない。 · The lid of the jar just won't open.
- 子供が、なかなか靴を履かない。 · My child just won't put his shoes on.
- 朝、庭に水をまいた。 · I sprinkled water on the garden this morning.
- 腰ではなく、膝を曲げて荷物を持つ。 · Bend your knees, not your back, to lift a heavy bag.
- 玄関に、花を一本挿した。 · I put a single flower in the vase by the door.