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憚る

to hesitate

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Conjugation of 憚る

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: throw, throw weight around, make presence felt
私/俺
Present informal tense
憚る
habakaru
I hesitate
Present informal negative tense
憚らない
habakaranai
I don't hesitate
Present formal tense
憚ります
habakarimasu
I hesitate
Present formal negative tense
憚りません
habakarimasen
I do not hesitate
私/俺
Past informal tense
憚った
habakatta
I hesitated
Past informal negative tense
憚らなかった
habakaranakatta
I didn't hesitate
Past formal tense
憚りました
habakarimashita
I hesitate
Past formal negative tense
憚りませんでした
habakarimasen deshita
I did not hesitate
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
憚れ
habakare
hesitate
Imperative negative mood
憚るな
habakaru na
don't hesitate
Imperative formal mood
憚ってください
habakatte kudasai
please hesitate
Imperative formal negative mood
憚らないでください
habakaranai dekudasai
please do not hesitate
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
憚って
habakatte
hesitate
Passive stem
憚られる
habakarareru
hesitated
Hypothetical tense
憚れ
habakare
if I hesitated
Hypothetical conditional stem
憚れば
habakareba
hesitated
私/俺
Volitional stem
憚ろう
habakarō
will hesitate
Potential stem
憚れる
habakareru
hesitated
Continuative stem
憚り
habakari
hesitating
Causative stem
憚らせる
habakaraseru
allow to hesitate
私/俺
Imperfective stem
憚ら
habakara
hesitate

Examples of 憚る

それを人に知られるのを はばからない

And isn't shy about... letting people know it.

言葉にするのも はばかられる

They've done unspeakable things.