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Japanese

わせる

てをわずらわせる
Meaning: to trouble someone; to impose on someone
Part of Speech: Verb, Idiom

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 手を煩わせる 手を煩わせない
Polite 手を煩わせます 手を煩わせません
Past 手を煩わせた 手を煩わせなかった
Polite + Past 手を煩わせました 手を煩わせませんでした
Te-form 手を煩わせて 手を煩わせなくて
Potential 手を煩わせられる 手を煩わせられない
Passive 手を煩わせられる 手を煩わせられない
Causative 手を煩わせさせる 手を煩わせさせない
Imperative 手を煩わせろ 手を煩わせるな

Example

彼に手を煩わせるのは避けたい。
I want to avoid troubling him.

Usage Notes

A polite or somewhat formal expression for causing someone inconvenience or extra work. The affected person is commonly marked with に.

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