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A3 Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

(いな)to refuse, to decline, to deny

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    1. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to refuse, to decline

    2. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to deny

      usu. in the negative,

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    否む 【いなむ】辞む 【いなむ】

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      親切(しんせつ)な申し(もうしで)(ことわ)(こと)出来(でき)ません。

      I cannot refuse a kind offer.

        否(いな)むことのできない事実(じじつ)をゆっくり()(はい)れる。

        Slowly accept the undeniable fact.

          (ひと)(まえ)()ることは苦手(にがて)なので、証人(しょうにん)になる(こと)(いな)んだ。

          I am not good at appearing in front of people, so I refused to become a witness.

            彼女(かのじょ)からの申し(もうしで)(ことわ)(とき)は、心苦(こころぐる)しかったのなんのって…。

            When it came time to refuse her offer, it was really heartbreaking...

              自分(じぶん)がしたくないことを(ひな)(こと)は、自分(じぶん)自尊心(じそんしん)(まも)(こと)(つな)がります。

              Refusing to do something you don't want to do is connected to protecting your self-esteem.

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