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Meaning of 断る in Japanese
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断る, 断わるJLPT 3
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Kana Readingことわる
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Romajikotowaru
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Word Senses
Examples of 断る, 断わる, ことわる in a sentence
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先週あたりも誘ってくれていたが、夜が遅いので、泣く泣く断った。
I was invited last week as well, but it was late so I regretfully turned them down.
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Men are absolutely not allowed to post or reply to articles.
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Just to warn you in advance, today's blog is no fun.
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I had expected an outright refusal, but to my surprise she agreed.
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She turned down his invitation.
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She refused his proposal.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 断る
- Plain Polite
- 断ります
- Negative
- 断らない
- Negative Polite
- 断りません
Past
- Plain
- 断った
- Plain Polite
- 断りました
- Negative
- 断らなかった
- Negative Polite
- 断りませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 断って
- Plain Polite
- 断りまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 断られる
- Plain Polite
- 断られます
- Negative
- 断られない
- Negative Polite
- 断られません
Kanji in this word
断
JLPT 3
11 strokes
severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
On'Yomi: ダン
Kun'Yomi: た.つ, ことわ.る, さだ.める