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勝手に, かってに

  • katteni
JLPT LEVEL 2

Definition

adverb (fukushi)

  • arbitrarily
  • of its own accord
  • involuntarily
  • wilfully
  • willfully
  • as one pleases

Examples of 勝手に,かってに in a Sentence

書類は勝手にいじられた形跡があった。
The documents were tampered with.
勝手に水質検査を行ったあげく浄水器を売りつけるなど、悪質な訪問販売が多発しています。
There are frequent instances of malicious door-to-door selling, such as pushing water purifiers on people after carrying out water quality tests without permission.
子供を好きかってにさせておくな。
Don't let children have their own way.
地域参加を呼びかけてもしょせんは美辞麗句、どのみち市役所はやりたいことを勝手にやるに決まっている。
The claim of community involvement is just window dressing; City Hall will do what it wants to anyhow.
君は勝手に出かけていいよ。
You are free to go out.
そのジャーナリストは自分の取材した事実を勝手に変えた。
The journalist took liberties with the facts he had gathered.
君は勝手に好きな事をしてよろしい。
You are welcome to do anything you like.
彼はなんでも自分のわがまま勝手にしたがる。
He wants to have everything his own way.
君はかってに好きなことをしてもよろしい。
You are welcome to do anything you like.
勝手に早退するなんて、あまりに無責任だよ。
Don't try to duck out early. Where's your sense of responsibility?

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