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Sentence #301972

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bunbuku bunbuku November 20, 2020 November 20, 2020 at 11:54:33 PM UTC link Permalink

@CK

>He hesitated before answering.
Is the sentence has the same meaning of "He hesitated to answer"?
I wonder if I could add "答えるのをためらった" as an alternative.

CK CK November 21, 2020 November 21, 2020 at 12:01:23 AM UTC link Permalink

He hesitated to answer.
- This means something like he didn't really want to answer.
He hesitated before answering.
- This means he paused, or took some time first.

bunbuku bunbuku November 21, 2020 November 21, 2020 at 12:56:51 AM UTC link Permalink

I see. Thank you for your explanation.

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