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N3 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

ためらうto hesitate

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to hesitate, to waver

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    躊躇う 【ためらう】

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    Examples

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      ためらわずに(なん)でも挑戦(ちょうせん)してみよう!

      Let's try to do everything without hesitation!

      • N3

      仕事(しごと)のオファーを(ことわ)(こと)躊躇(ためら)

      To hesitate to turn down job offers.

      • N3

      (なに)かを(はじ)めるにしても、ためらっていては(なに)出来(でき)ないよ!

      If you hesitate to start something, you will never get anything done!

      • N3

      (なん)でも躊躇(ためら)ってしまう(くせ)さえ(なお)せればもっと自分(じぶん)()きになれると(おも)います。

      If I could just fix my habit of hesitating about everything, I think I would like myself more.

      • N3

      (むすめ)大事(だいじ)(おも)(おや)として、(むすめ)とその彼氏(かれし)結婚(けっこん)(みと)める(こと)(すこ)躊躇(ためら)っている。

      As a parent who cares about my daughter, I'm a little hesitant to approve of her and her boyfriend getting married.

      • N2
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