N2
ひきずる (hikizuru)
引きずる
to drag, to trail; to prolong (a feeling/situation)
💡 Nuance & Usage:
Can be physical (dragging something heavy on the ground) or metaphorical (being unable to move on from a past event, feeling, or injury, letting it affect the present). 例: 過去の失敗を引きずる (to dwell on past failures).
📝 Example Sentences
重い荷物を引きずって歩いた。
I walked, dragging the heavy luggage.
Practice Quiz
Test your understanding of "引きずる"!
彼女は過去の失恋の痛みをいつまでも_______、新しい恋に踏み出せないでいる。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
日本語: 過去の感情や出来事を忘れられずに、現在の状況に影響を与えている場合に「引きずる」を使います。
English: 「引きずる」is used when past feelings or events are not forgotten and continue to affect the current situation.
English: 「引きずる」is used when past feelings or events are not forgotten and continue to affect the current situation.
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