謝あやまる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb, intransitive verb

apologize; say sorry

The ordinary modern meaning. Common patterns include 人に謝る for apologizing to someone and ことを謝る for apologizing for an action or mistake.

• 遅おくれたことを先せん生せいに謝あやまった。

  I apologized to the teacher for being late.

• 彼かれはすぐに友とも達だちに謝あやまった。

  He apologized to his friend right away.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb, intransitive verb

refuse; decline

Dated use meaning to refuse or decline, typically with an apologetic nuance. In modern Japanese, 断る or 辞退する is normally used instead.

• 古ふるい文ぶん章しょうでは、「招まねきを謝あやまる」が「招しょう待たいを辞じ退たいする」という意い味みで使つかわれることがある。

  In older writing, 招きを謝る may be used to mean 'decline an invitation.'

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be unable to bear; be defeated by; be at a loss; be stumped

Dated intransitive use for being beaten, overwhelmed, unable to handle something, or at a loss. This is not a normal modern use of 謝る.

• 古ふるい用よう法ほうでは、「この難なん問もんには謝あやまった」のように、手てに負おえず困こまる意い味みで使つかわれることがある。

  In an older usage, この難問には謝った can mean that one was stumped by the difficult problem.