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State & Condition

ぼろぼろ

boro-boro

Falling apart, tattered, ruined

Describes something that is completely worn out and falling to pieces — old clothes with holes, a crumbling building, or someone physically and emotionally destroyed.

💡Looking at old sneakers — 'These shoes are boro-boro, I need new ones.'

Example

古い本がぼろぼろになっている。

The old book has become boro-boro tattered.

Quiz yourself

The old curtains were ___ and needed replacing.

古いカーテンが○○で交換が必要だ。

homeclothesdiscomfortcleaningstress
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