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伸びる

のびる

N4grow · extend

Examples

庭の草が雨の後で急に伸びた。

新しい路線が海辺の町まで伸びる予定だ。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 伸びる (のびる) is an intransitive verb for increasing in length or extent. It appears as biological growth and route extension.
  • Basic usage: Garden grass grows after rain; a new line will extend to a seaside town.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Plant growth and spatial extension of transport
    • Subject 草が increases biologically; 路線が expands infrastructurally. まで marks the latter endpoint.

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