語 · term
混む
こむ
to be crowded
N4N5N3VocabularyReading6 questions
例文 · Example sentences
あさの でんしゃは すいて います。
Asa no densha wa suite imasu.
The morning train is uncrowded.
じてんしゃで かいものに いきます。
Jitensha de kaimono ni ikimasu.
I go shopping by bicycle.
席が なかったので、ずっと 立って いました。
Seki ga nakatta node, zutto tatte imashita.
There were no seats, so I stood the whole time.
バスが こんで います。
Basu ga konde imasu.
The bus is crowded.
問題 · Practise 混む — 6 questions
この みせは いつも すいて います。
This shop is always uncrowded.
この 人は どうして じてんしゃで いきますか。
Why does this person go by bicycle? → It is the fastest (only 10 minutes).
電車が こんでいたので、駅まで ずっと （ ）いました。
The train was crowded, so I stood the whole way to the station.
でんしゃは こんで いました。
The train was crowded. = There were many people on the train.
会場は立っている人もいるほど（ ）いた。
The venue was so crowded that some people were standing.
この 人は どうして 自転車を 買いましたか。
I moved to this town last month. It takes thirty minutes to walk to work. There's a bus, but it's very crowded in the morning. So I bought a bicycle. Now I get to work in fifteen minutes. On rainy days I take the bus, but every other day it's the bike.
Q: Why did this person buy a bicycle? — Because the morning bus is crowded.
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