ためらい【躊躇い】 - tamerai | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

スーツにそんなにお金かねをかけるにはためらいがある。

sūtsuni sonnani okaneo kakeruniwa tameraiga aru.

I hesitate to pay so much for a suit.

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Usually Written in Kana

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18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

ためらいじゃない

tameraijanai

The negative form

1. Not hesitation.; Not reluctance.

Noun

#1532623

ためらいだった

tameraidatta

The past form

1. hesitated; was hesitant

Noun

#453830

ためらいで

tameraide

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Hesitation; Reluctance

Noun

#166918

ためらいの

tameraino

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Hesitant; Reluctant

Noun

#206417

ためらいじゃありません

tameraijārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not hesitation.; It's not a problem.

Noun

#1532623

ためらいじゃないです

tameraijanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not hesitation.; It's not reluctance.

Noun

#1532623

ためらいでした

tameraideshita

The polite past form

1. Hesitated; Was hesitant

Noun

#1532623

ためらいです

tameraidesu

The polite form

1. Hesitant; Unsure

Noun

#559896

ためらいでわありません

tameraidewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not hesitation.; It is not reluctance.

Noun

#1532623

Common 6 items

ためらいじゃなかった

tameraijanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't hesitant.; Wasn't indecisive.

Noun

#1532623

ためらいだろう

tameraidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably hesitant.; Probably doubtful.

Noun

#1532623

ためらいじゃありませんでした

tameraijārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. It was not hesitation.; It wasn't reluctance.

Noun

#1532623

ためらいじゃなかったです

tameraijanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Didn't hesitate.; Wasn't reluctant.

Noun

#1532623

ためらいでしょう

tameraideshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably…; Hesitates.

Noun

#1000567

ためらいでわありませんでした

tameraidewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not hesitation.; Was not reluctant.

Noun

#1532623

Advanced 3 items

ためらいだったら

tameraidattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If hesitant; If unsure

Noun

#1532623

ためらいであれば

tameraideareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If hesitant; If one hesitates

Noun

#1532623

ためらいなら

tamerainara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If hesitant; When hesitant

Noun

#1000567

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