わざわざ – Vocabulary details

わざわざ

Meanings

Adverb

Usually written in kana

1. expressly; especially; specially; taking the trouble (to do); going to the trouble of (doing); going out of one's way (to do)

わざわざありがとう、と言いいたかった。I wanted to say, 'Thank you for going out of your way.'

2. intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

だからわざわざ犯はん人にんが分わかるように痕こん跡せきを残のこして逃にげるのよ。That's why they deliberately leave traces that show who did it, and then run off.

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

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ざわざ

Used in: 5878

Examples (34 in total)

わざわざ来きていただいたんだ。

You went out of your way to come.

いやぁ、わざわざすみませんね。

Oh, thank you for going to all that trouble.

わざわざ出で迎むかえなくても大だい丈じょう夫ぶですよ。

You don't need to go out of your way to meet me.

わざわざ訂てい正せいしなくてもわかるって。

You don't need to go out of your way to correct it; I get it.

わざわざ書かく必ひつ要ようある？

Is there a need to write it down?

わざわざ来きてもらって申もうし訳わけないね。

Thanks so much for coming all this way.

わざわざ訪たずねてきてくれたの？

Did you go out of your way to come and visit me?

だからわざわざプールを借かりたんだよ。

That's why I went out of my way to rent a pool.

わざわざ来きていただいて申もうし訳わけございません。

Thank you so much for taking the trouble to come.

なんでわざわざ、最さい終しゅう日びに来くるのよ。

Why did you bother coming on the last day?

わざわざ待まっていてくれたらしい。

It seems they went out of their way to wait for me.

彼かれはわざわざ私わたしを手て伝つだってくれた。

He went out of his way to assist me.

なんでわざわざ許きょ可かを取とらなきゃいけないの？

Why do I have to go out of my way to get permission?

わざわざ別べつ々べつに入はいる理り由ゆうもあるまい。

There is probably no reason to go out of one's way to enter separately.

彼かれは忙いそがしかったが、わざわざ市し内ないを案あん内ないした。

He was busy, but he took the time to show me around the city.

トムさんはわざわざメアリーさんを助たすけました。

Tom went out of his way to help Mary.

彼かれはわざわざ聞きこえるように悪わる口くちを言いった。

He said nasty things on purpose, loud enough to be heard.

彼かれはわざわざ私わたしの手て伝つだいをしてくれた。

He went out of his way to help me.

しかし、何なんでわざわざ独どく立りつの宣せん言げんなんてするんですかね。

But why do they go out of their way to make a declaration of independence?

わざわざお運はこびいただき、恐きょう縮しゅくの限かぎりです。

I am deeply grateful that you took the trouble to come.

私わたしは遠とおい郊こう外がいからわざわざ通つう勤きんしなくてはいけない。

I have to commute all the way from a distant suburb.

私わたしが困こまっているとき彼かれはわざわざ助たすけてくれた。

He went out of his way to help me when I was in trouble.

彼かれはわざわざ私わたしのために家いえを見みつけてくれた。

He went out of his way to find the house for me.

この雨あめの中なか、わざわざ来きてもらってありがとう。

Thank you for coming all the way in this rain.

店てん員いんはわざわざ私わたしたちが必ひつ要ようとしている物ものを見みつけてくれた。

The shop assistant went out of his way to find what we needed.

わざわざ狭せまい穴あなをくぐってくる必ひつ要ようはない。

There is no need to go out of your way to crawl through a narrow hole.

彼かれはわざわざ距きょ離りを取とり、大おおきな予よ備び動どう作さを入いれた。

He deliberately put some distance between us and made a big wind-up.

そうしていれば、わざわざ呼よび戻もどすこともなかった。

If I had done that, there would have been no need to go out of my way to call them back.

その男だん性せいはわざわざ私わたしを駅えきまで連つれて行いってくれた。

The man went out of his way to take me to the station.

だからわざわざ犯はん人にんが分わかるように痕こん跡せきを残のこして逃にげるのよ。

That's why they deliberately leave traces that show who did it, and then run off.

その政せい治じ家かは信しん頼らいを裏うら切ぎったことをわざわざ謝あやまろうとはしなかった。

The politician did not bother to apologize for betraying our trust.

わざわざ軍ぐん事じ用ようを作つくらずとも、普ふ通つうの車しゃ両りょうを利り用ようすれば良よいのだ。

There is no need to go out of one's way to make military ones; one can simply use ordinary vehicles.

今こん後ご数すう百ひゃく年ねんはこの地ちにわざわざやって来くる者ものはいない。

For the next several hundred years, no one will bother to come to this place.

彼かれは、その計けい画かくを私わたしと話はなし合あうために、わざわざ私わたしの職しょく場ばにやってきた。

He came all the way to my office to discuss the plan with me.

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Examples (34 in total)