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詰まる

つまる

to be blocked, stuffed

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Examples

  1. 鼻が詰まっています。

    はながつまっています。

    My nose is stuffed up.

  2. トイレが詰まって困っています。

    といれがつまってこまっています。

    The toilet is clogged and I'm in trouble.

  3. 今週は予定が詰まっていて、休めません。

    こんしゅうはよていがつまっていて、やすめません。

    My schedule is packed this week, so I can't take a break.

Common patterns

鼻が詰まる
to have a stuffy nose
予定が詰まる
for one's schedule to be packed
言葉に詰まる
to be at a loss for words

Memory tip

Two everyday senses: physically blocked (a nose, a drain) and crammed full (a schedule). 言葉に詰まる is the fixed phrase for being stuck for words.

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