Japanese

Alternative forms

• 断わる

Verb

断る ‎(transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana ことわる, romaji kotowaru)

1. to refuse, to reject, to turn down
2. to announce in advance, especially to ask for permission

   本題 (ほんだい)に入 (はい)る前 (まえ)に断 (ことわ)っておく

   hondai ni hairu mae ni kotowatte oku

   to give some notices before coming to the main topic

Conjugation

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9