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断る

to refuse

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Conjugation of 断る

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: turn down, reject, announce, announce in advance
私/俺
Present informal tense
断る
kotowaru
I refuse
Present informal negative tense
断らない
kotowaranai
I don't refuse
Present formal tense
断ります
kotowarimasu
I refuse
Present formal negative tense
断りません
kotowarimasen
I do not refuse
私/俺
Past informal tense
断った
kotowatta
I refused
Past informal negative tense
断らなかった
kotowaranakatta
I didn't refuse
Past formal tense
断りました
kotowarimashita
I refuse
Past formal negative tense
断りませんでした
kotowarimasen deshita
I did not refuse
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
断れ
kotoware
refuse
Imperative negative mood
断るな
kotowaru na
don't refuse
Imperative formal mood
断ってください
kotowatte kudasai
please refuse
Imperative formal negative mood
断らないでください
kotowaranai dekudasai
please do not refuse
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
断って
kotowatte
refuse
Passive stem
断られる
kotowarareru
refused
Hypothetical tense
断れ
kotoware
if I refused
Hypothetical conditional stem
断れば
kotowareba
refused
私/俺
Volitional stem
断ろう
kotowarō
will refuse
Potential stem
断れる
kotowareru
refused
Continuative stem
断り
kotowari
refusing
Causative stem
断らせる
kotowaraseru
allow to refuse
私/俺
Imperfective stem
断ら
kotowara
refuse

Examples of 断る

断る

I don't want your help.

- 断る

No.

断る　俺が君の所に

Not a chance. I'm coming to you, and only you.

- 断る - クソ野郎め

I know what you're going to do. Open the safe.

断る！

No!

ねえ？ やっぱり 引き出物の 焼き菓子は 断らない？

Hey, can't we turn down the baked souvenirs, after all?

お望みなら 断ります

If you like, I could cancel.

断ります 一生 そこに？

Please.

どうか 断ります

Please.

彼らに協力を迫られても 断った

They try and make me. l say, no.

だが、　彼は　断った。

EGGS: But he refused. (LIGHTNING CRASHING)

断った

I said no.

心理士としての推測だけど 彼は私が彼女を正せると 判断してるようだけど 断った

I guess with my psych degree he figured I could set her straight, but I said no.

いや、断った

No. I said no.

断って アナベルも了解したわ

So I told Anabelle no. She understood.

断れば？

And if I don't play along?

断れば　このジェーンが 地図から銃のありかを 見つけ出す

But if she refuses to cooperate and Jane finds the guns on this map here, well...

もしも... 法廷を 納得させられなかったり 断れば

Now, if you fail... to convince the court, or if you refuse to try to, then very evil and very bad things are gonna happen.

24時間以内に 大統領を殺して 断れば、マイケルは死ぬ

Kill the President in the next 24 hours, or Michael dies.