敢えて (Aete) is a Japanese adverb meaning “purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.), daringly (doing something), deliberately, intentionally”.
Meanings
- adverbpurposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally
- adverbnot necessarily; not particularly; not especiallyused with neg. verb
- adverbdefinitely notused with neg. verb
Examples
あえて行くに及ばない。
You need not take the trouble to go.
私はあえて彼女に忠告した。
I ran a risk of advising her.
あえて彼の意見を支持した。
I dared to support his opinion.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).