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A1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb

()(まわ)to express in a roundabout way

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

      1.

      to express in a roundabout way

    All Forms

    言い回す 【いいまわす】言回す 【いいまわす】

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      ()(まわ)した表現(ひょうげん)はわかりにくいです。

      Expressions expressed in a roundabout way are hard to understand. {to express in a roundabout way}

      • N1

      ダイレクトではなく、()(まわ)して(つた)える。

      Not directly, but express it in a roundabout way. {to express in a roundabout way}

      • N1

      よく()(まわ)して(つた)える彼女(かのじょ)(はなし)()かりにくい。

      Her way of expressing things in a roundabout manner makes her stories hard to understand. {to express in a roundabout way}

      • N1

      後輩(こうはい):「()(まわ)されてもよく意味(いみ)()からないのですが…。」

      Junior: "Even if it's expressed in a roundabout way, I don't really understand the meaning..." {to express in a roundabout way}

      • N1

      (かれ)喧嘩(けんか)(きら)いだから、直接的(ちょくせつてき)には()わずに()(まわ)すはずである。

      Because he dislikes arguments, he is expected to express things in a roundabout way instead of saying them directly. {to express in a roundabout way}

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