Topic N3
Japanese Learning
151. わざわざ : Take the trouble to / Specially.
✏️Structure
わざわざ + Verb💡Usage
Expresses taking trouble to do something. "Specially...", "Take the trouble to...".
📚Examples
忙しい中、私の引越しの手伝いのためにわざわざ遠くから来てくれて本当にありがとう。
Isogashii naka, watashi no hikkoshi no tetsudai no tame ni wazawaza tooku kara kite kurete hontou ni arigatou.
Thank you very much for taking the trouble to come from far away to help me move out even though you are busy.
インターネットでいくらでも調べられるのに、わざわざ図書館まで行って本で確認した。
Intaanetto de ikurademo shiraberareru noni, wazawaza toshokan made itte hon de kakunin shita.
Even though I could look it up on the internet as much as I want, I took the trouble to go to the library and checked it in a book.
彼に会うためだけに、悪天候の中でわざわざ飛行機に乗ってあの町まで行った。
Kare ni au tame dake ni, akutenkou no naka de wazawaza hikouki ni notte ano machi made itta.
Just to meet him, I took the trouble to get on a plane in bad weather and went to that town.
いつもスーパーで買っているドレッシングを、今日はわざわざ手作りしてみた。
Itsumo suupaa de katte iru doresshingu wo, kyou wa wazawaza tedzukuri shite mita.
I took the trouble to make the dressing today, which I usually buy at the supermarket.
風邪を引いたと伝えたら、友達がわざわざ私のアパートまでお粥を作りに来てくれた。
Kaze wo hiita to tsutaetara, tomodachi ga wazawaza watashi no apaato made okayu wo tsukuri ni kite kureta.
When I told my friend that I caught a cold, they took the trouble to come to my apartment to make rice porridge for me.
メールで済むような簡単な用事なのに、彼はわざわざ直接会って説明したがる。
Meeru de sumu you na kantan na youji nanoni, kare wa wazawaza chokusetsu atte setsumei shitagaru.
Even though it's a simple matter that could be settled by email, he takes the trouble to want to meet and explain directly.
彼女は私の好みを覚えていて、出張のお土産にわざわざ私が好きな紅茶を買ってきてくれた。
Kanojo wa watashi no konomi wo oboete ite, shucchou no omiyage ni wazawaza watashi ga suki na koucha wo katte kite kureta.
She remembered my preference and took the trouble to buy the black tea I like as a souvenir of her business trip.
休日に仕事の電話がかかってきたが、わざわざ家を出て静かなカフェから折り返した。
Kyuujitsu ni shigoto no denwa ga kakatte kita ga, wazawaza ie wo dete shizuka na kafe kara orikaeshita.
I got a work phone call on my day off, but I took the trouble to leave the house and call back from a quiet cafe.
あの先生は学生のために、授業の後もわざわざ残って質問に丁寧に答えてくれる。
Ano sensei wa gakusei no tame ni, jugyou no ato mo wazawaza nokotte shitsumon ni teinei ni kotaete kureru.
That teacher takes the trouble to stay after class to answer questions carefully for the sake of the students.
近くにもう少し安いスーパーがあるのに、野菜が新鮮だからとわざわざ遠くの店まで通っている。
Chikaku ni mou sukoshi yasui suupaa ga aru noni, yasai ga shinsen dakara to wazawaza tooku no mise made kayotte iru.
Even though there is a slightly cheaper supermarket nearby, they take the trouble to go to a store far away, saying the vegetables are fresh.