Lingakuあえて
Frequency rank: 2,614.
- purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionallyword usually written using kana alone
- not necessarily; not particularly; not especiallyword usually written using kana aloneused with neg. verb
- definitely notword usually written using kana alonearchaismused with neg. verb
adverb (fukushi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally
- not necessarily; not particularly; not especially
- definitely not
This meaning indicates taking action that may seem unnecessary or counterproductive, often done with intention or courage.
This meaning is used to express that something does not have to be the case or might not be applicable in a particular situation.
This usage emphasizes a strong refusal or negation, making it clear that something is certainly not the case.
Generated collocations (experimental)
あえてゆう言うto say something deliberatelyあえてちょうせん挑戦するto dare to challengeあえてするto do something intentionallyあえてえらぶ選ぶto deliberately chooseあえてことわる断るto intentionally refuseあえてきけんをおかす危険を冒すto dare to take risksあえてもんだい問題をていき提起するto deliberately raise a questionあえてむし無視するto intentionally ignoreあえてはんたい反対するto deliberately opposeあえてかえる変えるto dare to change
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- むり無理に．.とくべつ特別ないと意図をもって持って．.わざわざ．.
- もともとわたくし私はどんないみ意味ででも、あなたにふかい不快をあたえたくない．.だのにこんなしつもん質問をあえてするわけは、それはどうしてもしなければならぬしつもん質問だからです．.きごう（みよし三好じゅうろう十郎きごう『あめりかじんアメリカ人にとう問うきごう』きごう）
- そういうばあい場合には、あえてもんだい問題にしないで、わらってすぎる笑ってすぎるたいど態度がちせい知性のそうめい聰明をあらわすぽうずポーズとされてきた．.きごう（みやもと宮本ゆりこ百合子きごう『せいき世紀のきごう「ぶんべつ分別きごう」きごう』きごう）
- ひてい否定のぶん文で、とくだん特段なことではなく．.とくに特に．.べつに別に．.かならずしも．.
- ひてい否定のぶん文で、まったく全く．.すこしも少しも．.
Example sentences
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Ha-ha-ha-hah! No worry! I brazenly bluffed.
She doesn't dare leave the room for fear she should catch cold.
No one dares to contradict his employer for fear of being fired.
I went out on a limb and bought 500 shares of Sony stock.