困る (Komaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to be troubled, to have difficulty, to be in a fix, to be at a loss”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances
Examples
返事に困っている？
Can't think of an answer?
彼は返事に困った。
He was at a loss for an answer.
彼は今困っている。
He is in trouble now.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).