Japanese Dictionary

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下回る

Kana Reading
したまわる
Romaji
shitamawaru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
    Example sentence
    日本の1998年末外貨準備は689ドル1年前の770ドル下回った Japan's gold and foreign exchange reserves stood at $68.9 billion at the end of 1998, down from $77.0 billion a year earlier.

Examples of 下回る, したまわる in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
下回る
Plain Polite
下回ります
Negative
下回らない
Negative Polite
下回りません

Past

Plain
下回った
Plain Polite
下回りました
Negative
下回らなかった
Negative Polite
下回りませんでした

Te

Plain
下回って
Plain Polite
下回りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
下回られる
Plain Polite
下回られます
Negative
下回られない
Negative Polite
下回られません

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