JLPT N3 Intermediate
甘やかす
To spoil or pamper someone through excessive leniency.
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Other forms
甘やかします polite form
甘やかさない plain negative
甘やかした plain past
甘やかして te-form
甘やかされる passive form
Verb (transitive)
"To Spoil" / "To Pamper"
To treat someone with excessive leniency or indulgence, typically by failing to enforce discipline or deny requests.
Example
彼 は 末っ子 だった ので 、 両親 に とても 甘やかされて 育った 。
Since he was the youngest child, he was raised very spoiled by his parents.
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