Lingaku少なくなる【すくなくなる】
Frequency rank: 6,355. – 6,367.
- to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
This term is used to describe a reduction in quantity, quality, or intensity of something. It can refer to physical objects, feelings, or various other measurable attributes.
The number of people has been decreasing.
The stress has diminished.
Generated collocations (experimental)
すう数がすくなくなる少なくなるto decrease in numberりょう量がすくなくなる少なくなるto lessen in quantityえいきょう影響がすくなくなる少なくなるto diminish in impactざいこ在庫がすくなくなる少なくなるto run low on stockおかねお金がすくなくなる少なくなるto have less moneyかんしん関心がすくなくなる少なくなるto lose interestじかん時間がすくなくなる少なくなるto decrease in timeえねるぎいエネルギーがすくなくなる少なくなるto diminish in energyきかい機会がすくなくなる少なくなるto have fewer opportunitiesじょうねつ情熱がすくなくなる少なくなるto lose passion
Example sentences
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The more excited he got, the less talkative he became.
The popularity of the telephone has led to fewer people writing letters these days.
The more people you know, the less time you have to see them.
Productivity has fallen. Accordingly, workers' bonuses will be reduced.
Attendance had been falling off and such people as did come sat about indifferently.
He writes to me less and less often these days.
11. たしかにしゅっしょうりつ出生率のていか低下でこども子供のかず数がへり減り、がっこう学校でもせいと生徒のかず数がすくなくなっている少なくなっているのはじじつ事実ですが、しかし、これはまったくもってけっこうなことです。
It's true that there are fewer children due to the falling birthrate, and there are fewer children in the school, but that is all to the good.
It is thought that the lower speed reduces heat generation.
When you're in show business for long, the number of people who can teach you something decreases every year.
His customers dropped off after the new supermarket opened for business.
The population of Japanese people is at least 300,000 fewer than last year.