English–Japanese
“soaked” in Japanese
Japanese
Pronunciation
Romajizubunure
Example
大雨でずぶ濡れです。ō ame de zu bu nu re de su
I am soaked from the heavy rain.
How to say “soaked” in Japanese
“Soaked” in Japanese is ずぶ濡れ (zubunure).
Describes a state in which someone or something is completely saturated with water.
Example sentences with ずぶ濡れ
洗濯物を取り込む前に雨が降り、全部ずぶ濡れになってしまいました。sen taku butsu o to ri ko mu mae ni ame ga fu ri zen bu zu bu nu re ni na tte shi ma i ma shi ta
It rained before I brought in the laundry, and it all got soaked.
Tips for using ずぶ濡れ
- The word ずぶ濡れ (zubunure) is stronger than a general expression for being wet because it describes thorough soaking.