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VocabJLPT N3

deliberately

Adverb

Also written as 態と

Definitions

1. on purpose
2. deliberately

This adverb means doing something on purpose or intentionally. It is used when someone acts deliberately, often implying they knew what they were doing and chose to do it anyway.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

My senior explained that they were being hard on me on purpose.

Sentence 2

The teacher said she "gave us a hard problem on purpose."

Sentence 3

Aren't you making that question deliberately hard to answer?

Sentence 4

If she really did act cold toward me on purpose, I can't forgive that!

Sentence 5

Why do I keep choosing the harder path on purpose?