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狭い
せまい - semai



narrow
narrow


Definitions

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狭い
     1. adj. (pertaining to width) narrow, confined
     2. adj. (pertaining to area) small
           世間は狭いですね。 - It's a small world isn't it.
     3. adj. (golf) short

Example Sentences

この家は住むには狭すぎる。
    This house is too narrow to live in.
この通りは狭いからトラックは通れない。
    This road is too narrow for trucks to pass.
この道はとてもせまいので車は通れません。
    This road is too narrow for cars to pass.
そのバンガローにいくためには狭い小道しかない。
    The bungalow is approached only by a narrow path.
その事故は狭い道路のせいだったと、私たちは思う。
    We think that the narrow road was responsible for the accident.



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