問う – Vocabulary details

問とう

Verb (5-dan, transitive)

1. to ask; to inquire

2. to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to pursue (question of responsibility); to charge with

3. to care about; to regard as important

used in neg. form

4. to call into question; to doubt; to question

usu. in passive form

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to accuse somebody; to charge someone

to make an appeal to the confidence of

to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion

彼かの女じょは殺さつ人じん罪ざいに問とわれるべきだ。

She should be charged with murder.

この男おとこは窃せっ盗とう罪ざいに問とわれた。

This man was charged with theft.

あなたの人じん種しゅ、年ねん齢れい、宗しゅう教きょうは問といません。

I don't care about your race or age or religion.

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