SEPTEMBER 2021 (VOL.167)
Komaru 困る
Komaru means “to have a hard time”
Toma:
Doushiyou.
What should I do?
Nonoka:
Nani ni komatte iru no?
What is your problem?
Toma:
Kyoukasho wo wasureta.
I forgot my textbook.
Nonoka:
Sore wa komatta ne.
Oh, that’s a problem.
Toma:
Sensei ni okoraresou~.
Teacher will be mad at me.
Nonoka:
Watashi no wo issho ni miyou!
We can share mine.
Komaru koto naiyo!
Don’t worry!
| have a hard time | have a hard time (polite) | had a hard time | had a hard time (polite) | be having a hard time | was having a hard time | have had a hard time | want to have a hard time | |
| positive | Komaru | Komarimasu | Komatta | Komari mashita | Komatte iru | Komatte ita | Komatta koto ga aru | Komari tai |
| negative | Komaranai | Komarimasen | Komaranakatta | Komarimasen deshita | Komatte inai | Komatte inakatta | Komatta koto ga nai | Komari takunai |
Okane niwa komaranai.
No need to worry about money.
Kyuujuu-sai no obaachan to sunde imasu ga, nanimo komatta koto ga nai.
We live with 90-year-old grand-ma, but we don’t have any trouble.
Inu ga urusakute komari mashita.
I had a hard time because dog was loud.
Michi ni mayotte komatte ita.
I was having a hard time because I lost way.
Nihongo ga hanasenai kedo Nihon de komaranakatta.
I did not have hard time even though I cannot speak Japanese.
