躓く (Tsumazuku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to trip (over), to stumble, to fail, to suffer a setback”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto trip (over); to stumble
- godan verb, intransitive verbto fail; to suffer a setback
Examples
走れば躓く。
Make haste slowly.
彼女は石につまずいた。
She tripped on the stone.
私は石につまずいて転んだ。
I tripped over a stone and fell to the ground.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).