まぎらす

紛らす

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to drown (one's sorrows); to beguile (the time)

N5Common wordGodan verb (su ending)
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to divert (e.g. one's mind)to distractto relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.)to drown (one's sorrows)to beguile (the time)
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile)to hideto shift (the conversation)to change (the subject)

Conjugations

Present辞書形
紛らす(まぎらす)
Negativeない形
紛らさない(まぎらさない)
Pastた形
紛らした(まぎらした)
Past Negativeなかった形
紛らさなかった(まぎらさなかった)
Te-formて形
紛らして(まぎらして)

Example Sentences

(かれ)は音楽を聴いて()を紛らした。

He diverted himself by listening to music.

老人はトランプで退屈な1(いちにち)をまぎらした。

The old man beguiled the weary day with cards.

長い旅行の退屈をミステリーを読んで紛らした。

I distracted myself from the boredom of my long journey by reading mysteries.