趣味に没頭する (shumi ni bottou suru - to be engrossed in a hobby)
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This is a verb phrase consisting of a noun (趣味 - shumi, hobby) followed by the dative particle (に - ni, indicating the object or target of the action), and then a suru-verb (没頭する - bottou suru, to be engrossed/absorbed). The particle に specifies what one is engrossed in. The verb 没頭する is a する-verb, meaning it can be used as a noun (没頭) or conjugated as a verb (没頭します, 没頭した, etc.).
Sample sentences
彼は週末になるといつも釣りの趣味に没頭します。
He always gets engrossed in his fishing hobby on weekends.
最近、彼女は新しい趣味に没頭していて、とても楽しそうです。
Lately, she's been engrossed in a new hobby and seems to be really enjoying it.
ストレス解消のために、時間を忘れて趣味に没頭するのも良いでしょう。
To relieve stress, it might be good to get engrossed in a hobby and forget about time.
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Example
彼は週末になるといつも釣りの趣味に没頭します。
He always gets engrossed in his fishing hobby on weekends.
最近、彼女は新しい趣味に没頭していて、とても楽しそうです。
Lately, she's been engrossed in a new hobby and seems to be really enjoying it.
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