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負う, おう
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to carry on one's back, to bear, to shoulder
2. to take (responsibility), to assume, to accept, to bear (the blame, costs, etc.), to have (a duty, obligation, etc.), to become responsible for, to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.)
3. to suffer (an injury), to sustain (a wound), to receive, to incur (a loss, damage, etc.)
as ...に負う
4. to owe (a debt of gratitude to), to be indebted to
5. to have (something) behind one, to be backed by
彼は致命傷を負った。
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のか
Particle, sentence ending particle
1. endorsing and questioning the preceding statement
2. lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
何の話をしてるのか分からないよ。