JLPT N1 Advanced
煩う
To suffer from an illness or be troubled by a persistent worry.
Readings
Other forms
煩います polite form
煩って te-form
煩った plain past
煩わせる causative form
1 Verb (Godan)
To suffer from" / "To be troubled by
Describes being afflicted by a sickness or burdened by ongoing mental distress.
Example
祖父 は 数年間 、 重い 病 を 煩って いた 。
My grandfather was suffering from a serious illness for several years.
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2 Suffix (attaches to a verb stem)
To have trouble doing...
Attaches to verb stems to indicate difficulty in performing an action due to complexity or hesitation.
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