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N1 Expressions, Godan verb with 'u' ending

()かれと(おも)to wish to go well, to have good intentions

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    1. Expressions, Godan verb with 'u' ending

      1.

      to wish to go well, to have good intentions

      often as 良かれと思って

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    良かれと思う 【よかれとおもう】よかれと思う 【よかれとおもう】善かれと思う 【よかれとおもう】

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      ()かれと(おも)ってやったことが(ぎゃく)効果(こうか)になった。

      The thing I did with good intentions ended up having the opposite effect. {to wish to go well, to have good intentions}

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      (ぼく)()かれと(おも)って未婚(みこん)(むすめ)にお見合(みあ)いをさせた。

      With good intentions, I arranged a matchmaking meeting for my unmarried daughter. {to wish to go well, to have good intentions}

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      ()かれと(おも)ってしたことが空回(からまわ)りし、がっかりしています。

      I'm disappointed because the things I did with good intentions and wishing for things to go well have backfired. {to wish to go well, to have good intentions}

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      子供(こども)()かれと(おも)ってしてくれたことに(たい)しては(つよ)(おこ)れません。

      I cannot be angry with what the child did, thinking it was for the best or with good intentions. {to wish to go well, to have good intentions}

      • N1

      ()かれと(おも)って(ぼく)()んぼに(みず)をやったが、(じつ)(みず)()らなかったようだ。

      Believing it to be for the best, I watered the rice field, but it seems that it actually didn't need water. {to wish to go well, to have good intentions}

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