No. 2,601 in Japanese
悩ん
"悩ん" means "troubled" or "worried."
In a sentence
私は大学の専攻について悩んでいます。
I am worried about my university major.
Here, '悩んでいます' indicates an ongoing concern or difficulty in deciding.
彼は将来の仕事のことについて悩んでいた。
He was troubled about his future career.
In this sentence, '悩んでいた' conveys a past continuous state of worry or consideration.
どちらに行くべきか彼女は悩んでいるようだった。
She seemed troubled about deciding where she should go.
The phrase '悩んでいるようだった' expresses an observation of someone else's present difficulty in decision-making.
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