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N3 う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

ためらうto hesitate

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    1. う-verb (う), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to hesitate, to waver

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    躊躇う 【ためらう】

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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)めることを(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.

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