拒む
こばむ
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing)
Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-mu), Transitive
to refuse; to reject; to decline- to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 拒むこばむ | 拒みますこばみます |
| Negative | 拒まないこばまない | 拒みませんこばみません |
| Past | 拒んだこばんだ | 拒みましたこばみました |
| Past negative | 拒まなかったこばまなかった | 拒みませんでしたこばみませんでした |
| Te-form | 拒んでこばんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 拒めるこばめる |
| Passive | 拒まれるこばまれる |
| Causative | 拒ませるこばませる |
| Volitional | 拒もうこばもう |
| Imperative | 拒めこばめ |
| Conditional (ば) | 拒めばこばめば |
| Conditional (たら) | 拒んだらこばんだら |
Example sentences
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She rejected him.
彼女が拒んだらどうしよう。
And what if she rejects me?
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The minister refused to give an interview to the reporters.
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It is no wonder that you are turning down the proposal.
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Unfortunately he refused to come.
More examples (10)
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She refused to accept charity.
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They refused to help us.
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Tom refuses to speak French.
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He was open to a different way of thinking.
トムはモルモットと遊ぶのを拒んだ。
Tom refused to play with the guinea pigs.
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It is strange that he should have refused the offer.
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She refused to accept the post.
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She refused to speak of what had happened.
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The reporter refused to name his sources.
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Doctors refused to perform a second operation.