断る(ことわる)

JLPT N4 · Godan verb (Group 1)

Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3

Meaning: to refuse / decline

Conjugation

FormJapaneseReading
masu-form (polite)断りますことわります
te-form断ってことわって
ta-form (past)断ったことわった
nai-form (negative)断らないことわらない
potential form断れることわれる

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