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騒ぐ

さわぐ

to make noise

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Examples

  1. 夜は騒がないでください。

    よるはさわがないでください。

    Please do not make noise at night.

  2. 子供たちが教室で騒いでいます。

    こどもたちがきょうしつでさわいでいます。

    The children are making a racket in the classroom.

  3. そんな小さなことで騒がなくてもいいですよ。

    そんなちいさなことでさわがなくてもいいですよ。

    There's no need to make a fuss over something that small.

Common patterns

大声で騒ぐ
to be loud and rowdy
子供が騒ぐ
for children to be noisy
騒がしい
noisy, rowdy

Memory tip

騒ぐ describes a group being loud and unruly, not one person shouting (that's 叫ぶ). It also covers making a fuss over something trivial. The adjective 騒がしい means "noisy".

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