No. 2,769 in Japanese
誘わ
"誘わ" (sasowa) means "invite" or "ask someone to join."
In a sentence
友達を映画に誘った。
I invited my friend to a movie.
In this sentence, '誘った' is the past tense form of '誘う,' meaning 'to invite.' It is used to signify requesting participation in an activity, specifically going to a movie in this case.
彼はパーティーに誘われました。
He was invited to the party.
Here, '誘われました' is the passive form of '誘う,' indicating that 'he' was the one who received the invitation, showcasing a situation where the subject experiences the action of invitation.
観光地でツアーを誘われたが断った。
I was invited to join a tour at the tourist spot, but I declined.
In this sentence, '誘われた' is again the passive form of '誘う,' referring to being offered participation in a tour, combined with '断った,' indicating the response to the invitation.
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