断 り kotowari
kotowari
Noun
1. notice; notification; warning
kanojowa nanino kotowarimo nashini watashino kurumao unten shita
She drove my car without so much as asking.
Noun
2. permission; consent
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3. rejection; refusal; nonacceptance; declination; declining
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4. excuse; plea
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kanojowa nanino kotowarimo nashini watashino kurumao unten shita
She drove my car without so much as asking.
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kotowarijārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not a refusal.; It's not that I refuse.
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kotowaridarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably a refusal.; Likely to be rejected.
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kotowarijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't a refusal.; It wasn't a rejection.
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kotowarijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't a refusal.; Wasn't declining.
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kotowarideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably declined.; Likely a refusal.
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kotowaridewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a refusal.; Was not declining.
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