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THE WORD · N4

かまうかまう

care about

Verbe · Group 1 verb

６時じに起おきるのはかまわない。

I don't care if I get up at 6:00.

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: bunbuku · French : Petro1

Parts of speech

Group 1 verb (godan) · Intransitive · Transitive

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 1 (godan)

Verb usage: transitive and intransitive (as per meaning)

Other written forms: 構う

English dictionary meanings

to mind
to care about
to be concerned about
to have a regard for
to be an issue
to matter
to create inconvenience
to keep company
to care for
to look after
to entertain
to pay attention to
to spend time with
to interfere with
to meddle in
to tease
to banish
to prohibit

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