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Breakdown of komaru
trouble
困
If you enclose a tree, it's in trouble.
Usages of komaru
鍵 を なくして 困る。kagi o nakushite komaru.
I'm in trouble because I lost my keys.
お金 が なくて 困る。okane ga nakute komaru.
I'm troubled because I have no money.
ない is the negative form of ある, and なくて is the connective form of ない
猫 が いなくて 困る。neko ga inakute komaru.
I'm troubled because my cat is missing. (because my cat is not there)
いない is the negative form of いる, and いなくて is the connective form of いない
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