Illustration: In a shared apartment kitchen, a person returns carrying a teapot and discovers their housemate swallowing the final bite of an elaborate individual dessert. The empty dessert plate remains in the owner’s carefully arranged place setting.

よくも

yokumo

how dare, how could

Expresses anger or disbelief at someone’s action. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

よくもそんなことが言いえるな！
How dare you say that!
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よくも私わたしのことを笑わらえるものだ。
How dare you laugh at me!
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よくも彼かれは文句もんくが言いえたものだ。
How dare he complain?
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