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ことわる · kotowaru

to refuse, to decline

JLPT N3 verb
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Example sentences

  • だったら、な。

    Boku dattara, kotowaru na.

    I'd say no if I were you.

  • はがない。

    Tomu wa kotowaru koto ga dekinai.

    Tom can't refuse.

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