Grammar Quiz No.147

N3Word Choice気にする vs 気になる

失敗をいつまでも___ないでください。

Q. Which verb means 'don't keep worrying about it (deliberately)'?

Translation

Please don't keep dwelling on the mistake.

Explanation

気にする is volitional worrying you can be told to stop: 気にしないでください. 気になる is an involuntary state ('it bothers me') and resists the imperative; 気がつく means to notice.