こまる

困る

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed

N5Common wordGodan verb (ru ending)

Godan verb (ru ending), Intransitive verb

to be troubled•to have difficulty•to be in a fix•to be at a loss•to be stumped•to be embarrassed

Godan verb (ru ending), Intransitive verb

to be bothered•to be inconvenienced•to be annoyed

Godan verb (ru ending), Intransitive verb

to be badly off•to be hard up•to be in straitened circumstances

Conjugations

Present辞書形

困る(こまる)

Negativeない形

困らない(こまらない)

Pastた形

困った(こまった)

Past Negativeなかった形

困らなかった(こまらなかった)

Te-formて形

困って(こまって)

返事に困っている？

Can't think of an answer?

非常に困っています。

I am in deep water.

僕(ぼく)はしばしばお金に困る。

I am often in difficulties.

私(わたし)の娘(むすめ)は尻が重いので困る。

My daughter's slowness to take action is a pain.

話(はなし)の接ぎ穂がなくて困った。

He found it very hard to keep the conversation going.

quandary, become distressed, annoyed

コン / こま.る