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ボブが
およ
泳
げないのはかなづちが
およ
泳
げないのと
おな
同
じだ。
Bob can no more swim than a hammer can.
Conjugations and inflections
  泳げない is the potential negative form of 'gu' godan verb 泳ぐ   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
ボ ブ 1
noun
bob (haircut)
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お よ ぐ 2
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to swim
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か な づ ち 3 か な づ ち 4
Most common form: 金槌
noun
1. hammer
2. hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone  (often written with kana only)
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お な じ 0
noun or verb acting prenominally, noun
1. same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike
2. (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
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Kanji
泳
エイ   およぐ swim   
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氵
スイ   みず water   
永
エイ   long time   ながい long (time)   
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冫
ice   
水
スイ   みず water   
同
ドウ   おなじ same   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
冋
wide mouth
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冂
wide
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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