what is the meaning of いやがらずに?

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So, this is the sentence I have come across:

でも、マルーシャは、少しもいやがらずに働きました。

I understand that Marusha worked without hesitating. I would like, however, to understand the grammar behind it. I have looked for the meaning of いやがらずに without success. Can you help me translate it?

Thank you very much.

I'm curious how you got 'hesitating'. Anyway, this link may help: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/43100/what-does-%e4%bd%bf%e3%82%8f%e3%81%9a%e3%81%ab-mean/43120#43120 — user3856370, Jan 27 '19 at 16:25
so... is いやがる the verb to hate? So, Marusha did the work without hating it one bit? — NeonGabu, Jan 28 '19 at 00:57

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 28 '19 at 05:55

嫌がらずに is not listed in dictionaries because it's a combination of several words including an inflected verb.

嫌がる: a common godan verb, "to show hatred/discontent", "to hate"
嫌がらず: "not to hate", a literary negative-form of 嫌がる.
ず + に: "without -ing", see the linked question.

So 嫌がらずに just means "without hating" (or more verbosely, "without showing any sign of discontent").

what is the meaning of いやがらずに?

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