断る

ことわる · kotowaru

to refuse, to decline

JLPT N3 verb

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Example sentences

  • 僕ぼくだったら、断ことわるな。

    Boku datsu tara, kotowaru na.

    I'd say no if I were you.

  • トムは断ことわることができない。

    Tomu wa kotowaru koto ga deki nai.

    Tom can't refuse.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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