Usages of kowagaru
妹 は 大きな 犬 を 怖がる けれど、 小さい 犬 なら 一緒 に 遊びたがる。imouto ha ookina inu wo kowagaru keredo, tiisai inu nara issyo ni asobitagaru.
My younger sister is afraid of big dogs, but if it’s a small dog, she wants to play with it.
その 女の子 は 暗い 道 を 怖がって、 母 の 後ろ を ずっと 歩いて いた。sono onnanoko ha kurai miti wo kowagatte, haha no usiro wo zutto aruite ita.
That girl was scared of the dark road and kept walking behind her mother.
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