Refuse, turn down in Japanese 🇯🇵

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refuse, turn down	ことわる

How to say “refuse, turn down” in Japanese? “ことわる”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “ことわる” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on refuse, turn down in Japanese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
– The word "ことわる" (kotowaru) sounds like "KotowARU" or "A RUde refusal." This association might help you remember that it means to refuse or decline.

Explanations:
– "ことわる" (kotowaru) is a verb meaning to refuse, decline, reject, or turn down.

Other Words that Mean the Same Thing:
– 拒む (こばむ, kobamu): to refuse, to reject
– 断る (ことわる, kotowaru): to refuse, to turn down
– 辞退する (じたいする, jitai suru): to decline, to refuse

Conjugations:

– Infinitive: ことわる (kotowaru)
– Present:
– Informal: ことわる (kotowaru)
– Formal: ことわります (kotowarimasu)
– Past:
– Informal: ことわった (kotowatta)
– Formal: ことわりました (kotowarimaa)
– Negative:
– Informal: ことわらない (kotowaranai)
– Formal: ことわりません (kotowarimasen)
– Past Negative:
– Informal: ことわらなかった (kotowaranakatta)
– Formal: ことわりませんでした (kotowarimasen dea)
– Te-form: ことわって (kotowatte)
– Conditional:
– If I refuse: ことわれば (kotowareba)
– Volitional:
– Let's refuse: ことわろう (kotowarou)
– Imperative:
– Refuse (informal): ことわれ (kotoware)
– Refuse (formal): ことわってください (kotowatte kudasai)

Example Sentences:

1. 彼は招待をことわった。
– Kare wa shōtai o kotowatta.
– He refused the invitation.

2. 上司に新しいプロジェクトをことわられた。
– Jōshi ni atarashii purojekuto o kotowarareta.
– The new project was turned down by the boss.

3. 私はその提案をことわります。
– Watashi wa sono teian o kotowarimasu.
– I will decline that proposal.

4. 明日の会議には出席できないとことわった。
– Aa no kaigi ni wa shusseki dekinai to kotowatta.
– I turned down the invitation to attend tomorrow's meeting.

5. 彼女は一緒に食事に行くことをことわった。
– Kanojo wa issho ni shokuji ni iku koto o kotowatta.
– She refused to go out for a meal together.

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