Meaning of サボる in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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サボるJLPT 1
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Romajisaboru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to be truant; to play hooky; to skip school; to skip out; to be idle; to sabotage by slowness
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Example Sentences
サボる used in context
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He got the sack for slacking off at work.
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サボったりしたら・・・、内申に響いてもおかしくないと思いませんか？
If you cut class or something...it wouldn't surprise you if it showed up on your report card, would it?
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「ボクは寝てないさ。いつもサボッてるだけ」「そっちのほうが質悪い！」
I'm not sleeping. I'm always just skiving off. "That way's even worse!"
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They always escape from school.
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He goofed on the job and got fired.
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He often cuts classes on Monday and Saturday.
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