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VOCABULARY
わざと
wa
わ
za
ざ
to
と
on purpose
intentionally, deliberately
adverb
Example sentences
彼かれはわざとやった。
He did it on purpose.
わざと遅おそく来きたでしょう。
You came late on purpose, didn't you?
わざと間ま違ちがえたの?
Did you make a mistake on purpose?
彼かの女じょはわざと知しらないふりをした。
She pretended not to know on purpose.

Practice exercises

1
わざと失敗しっぱいしたふりをしてみんなを笑わらわせた。
He deliberately pretended to fail and made everyone laugh.
Answer
わざと
2
わざと遅おそく来きたのか、それとも本当ほんとうに電車でんしゃが遅おくれたのか。
Did she come late intentionally, or did the train really run late?
Answer
わざと
3
彼かれはわざと相手あいてを怒おこらせるようなことを言いったのかもしれない。
He may have said things to deliberately make the other person angry.
Answer
わざと
4
調査ちょうさの結果けっか、その従業員じゅうぎょういんはわざと会社かいしゃの情報じょうほうを外部がいぶに漏もらしたと判明はんめいした。
As a result of the investigation, it became clear that the employee had intentionally leaked company information to the outside.
Answer
わざと
5
あの子こはわざと間違まちがえたわけではない。
That child did not make a mistake on purpose.
Answer
わざと