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悩める (なやめる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, pre-noun adjectival
worried ; troubled ; afflicted
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi) form of 悩む. Describes a person or state of being worried or troubled. Often used in literary or slightly formal contexts.
See also: 悩む
彼かれ は 悩なや め る 表ひょう 情じょう で 窓まど の 外そと を 見み て い た 。
He was looking out the window with a worried expression.
2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to afflict ; to torment
rare term
Rare transitive verb meaning to cause someone to worry or suffer. Modern Japanese more commonly uses 悩ます or 悩ませる.
See also: 悩ます
Similar words 悩なや む Intransitive verb meaning 'to worry' or 'to be troubled'. 悩める is its pre-noun adjectival form, while 悩む is the base verb.
悩なや ます Transitive verb meaning 'to afflict' or 'to cause worry'. More common than the rare transitive 悩める.
Etymology Derived from the verb 悩む (to worry) with the classical auxiliary り, which attached to the 已然形 (realis form) and expressed a stative or resultative meaning. The form 悩める originally meant 'having worried' or 'being in a state of worry', and later became a pre-noun adjectival. The rare transitive sense may be a separate development or a shift in usage.
