あえて (aete)

Meaning & usage

Daringly; boldly; dare to ~; venture to ~; force oneself to ~ | An adverb that expresses the speaker's/writer's desire or will to dare to do something in spite of difficulty, danger or opposition.

Example sentences 14

1. あえて先生の理論に異議を唱えてみようと思う。

   I think I will try to oppose my professor's theory.

2. あえて日本の政治を一言ひとことで批判すろと、派閥の行動ということになるだろう。

   If I ventured to find fault with current Japanese politics, it would be to criticize the behaviour of factions.

3. あえて言えばあなたの考えは 机上きじょうの空論だ。

   If I dare to say so, your idea is an unrealistic theory.

4. あの男は能力がないけれど、あえて長所を拾えば、人のよさだろう。

   That man has no talent, but if I force myself to single out his strong point, it would be his fine personality.

5. でもいいことばかりでもなかったです。あえて今言いませんが、いやなことも沢山ありました。

   Not everything went well. I won't venture to say now what, but there were many unpleasant things.

6. アメリカでは黙っていると損をするので、私は日本人としてあえて自己主張しゅちょうをすることにしている。

   In the U.S., if I keep silent I lose out, so as a Japanese, I'm making a point of asserting myself.

7. 君の言うことにあえて反対はしないよ。

   I don't dare oppose what you're saying.

8. 委員会の賛同を得るのは難しいとは知りつつも、あえて新しん 機軸きじくの計画を提案した。

   Although I knew that it was hard to get approval from the committee, I dared to propose a brand new plan.

9. 彼の両親があえて 住居じゅうきょを変えたのは彼の教育を考えた上であった。

   It was after his parents thought about his education that they made the bold move to change their residence.

10. 悪いとは思いつつも、あえて先輩の非をとがめたら、やっぱりそれ以後、その先輩は私と口をきかなくなった。

    While I knew I shouldn't have done so, I ventured to criticize my senior partner's wrongdoings. And, sure enough, he's stopped talking to me since.

11. 時代の流れにあえて抗あらがおうとしたが、徒労に終わった。

    I dared to resist the flow of the times, but it was all in vain.

12. 私はあえて人とは違った道を進みたいと思っている。

    I'm thinking of daring to follow a path different from others.

13. 私はあえて大がかりな研究計画を立てたいと思う。

    I would like to take on a large-scale research proposal.

14. 部長はあえて社長に反対意見を述べた。

    The department head boldly expressed his opposing view directly to the company president.