Japanese

いぶかる
Meaning: to doubt; to be suspicious of; to wonder about
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 訝る 訝らない
Polite 訝ります 訝りません
Past 訝った 訝らなかった
Polite + Past 訝りました 訝りませんでした
Te-form 訝って 訝らなくて
Potential 訝れる 訝れない
Passive 訝られる 訝られない
Causative 訝らせる 訝らせない
Causative + Passive 訝らされる 訝らされない
Imperative 訝れ 訝るな

Handwriting

訝
る

Example

I was suspicious of her sudden proposal.

Usage Notes

Expresses a feeling of doubt or suspicion towards something unexpected.

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