JLPT N3 Grammar わざわざ (wazawaza)

Meaning 意味

to go to the trouble of; to go out of one's way to ~

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Level: JLPT N3

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Learn Japanese grammar: わざわざ (wazawaza). Meaning: to go to the trouble of; to go out of one’s way to ~.

This is used to either:

express gratitude toward’s someone going out of their way to help you.
emphasize how someone went out of their way to do something.

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わざわざ - Example Sentences 例文

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Example #1

私が困っているとき、彼女はわざわざ助けてくれた。

わたしがこまっているとき、かのじょはわざわざたすけてくれた。

watashi ga komatte iru toki, kanojo wa wazawaza tasukete kureta.

She went out of her way to help me when I was in trouble.

Example #2

あなたはわざわざ私の為にそれを買ってくれたのですか？

あなたはわざわざわたしのためにそれをかってくれたのですか？

anata wa wazawaza watashi no tame ni sore o katte kureta no desu ka?

Did you buy that just for me?

Example #3

わざわざ遠い所から会いにきてくれてありがとう。

わざわざとおいところからあいにきてくれてありがとう。

wazawaza tooi tokoro kara ai ni kite kurete arigatou.

Thanks for going out of your way to see me from so far away.

Example #4

彼は忙しいだが、わざわざ市内の観光を案内してくれた。

かれはいそがしいだが、わざわざしないのかんこうをあんないしてくれた。

kare wa isogashii da ga, wazawaza shinai no kankou o annai shite kureta.

He is very busy, but he took some time to show me around the tourist spots in the city.

Example #5

友達は恋人に会いたいから、わざわざニューヨークへ行った。

ともだちはこいびとにあいたいから、わざわざニューヨークへいった。

tomodachi wa koibito ni aitai kara, wazawaza nyuuyooku e itta.

My friend really wanted to see his girlfriend, so he went all the way to New York.

Example #6

わざわざ駅まで送ってくれなくてもいいよ。

わざわざえきまでおくってくれなくてもいいよ。

wazawaza eki made okutte kurena kutemo ii yo.

You don't need to trouble yourself to see me off to the station.

Example #7

彼があんな遠くからわざわざ訪ねてきてくれて本当に嬉しかった。

かれがあんなとおくからわざわざたずねてきてくれてほんとうにうれしかった。

kare ga anna tooku kara wazawaza tazunete kite kurete hontou ni ureshikatta.

I was really glad he came all the way here to visit from such a far distance.

Example #8

予約だったら、わざわざ店に行かなくても、電話１本で済むよ。

よやくだったら、わざわざみせにいかなくても、でんわいっぽんですむよ。

yoyaku dattara, wazawaza mise ni ikanakutemo, denwa ippon de sumu yo.

If you need to make a reservation, there's no need to go all the way to the shop, it can be done with just 1 phone call.

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