敢えて (あえて): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

敢えて (あえて) means dare to / risk to / challenge to.

See example sentences below.

敢えて at a glance

敢えて

あえてaete

N1adv

dare to / risk to / challenge to

敢えてあえてaeteN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

dare to / risk to / challenge to

Example 1

あえて難しい道を選んだ。

Translation

I dared to choose the difficult path.

Example 2

あえて彼に注意しなかった。

Translation

I deliberately did not warn him.