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VocabJLPT N3

to get dirty

Ichidan VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. to get dirty
2. to become dirty
3. to become sullied

This verb means to become dirty or soiled. It is used when something gets stained or contaminated, whether physically, like clothing getting muddy, or figuratively, like a reputation being tarnished.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

That chair gets dirty the moment kids touch it.

Sentence 2

If you believe rumors like that, it'll corrupt you.

Sentence 3

Ugh, my shoes got dirty again today…

Sentence 4

Hey, don't you think white hats get dirty so fast?

Sentence 5

Wait, the meeting handouts got coffee on them? Seriously?