ややこしい
Japanese
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ややこしい [yàyákóshíꜜì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
- IPA(key): [ja̠ja̠ko̞ɕiː]
Adjective
ややこしい (-i inflection, rōmaji yayakoshii)
- complicated, complex, intricate
Usage notes
Generally regarded as somewhat informal, this word is limited to verbal contexts or less-formal writing. It would not be used in formal writing.
Inflection
Inflection of ややこしい
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | ややこしかろ | yayakoshikaro | |
| Continuative (連用形) | ややこしく | yayakoshiku | |
| Terminal (終止形) | ややこしい | yayakoshii | |
| Attributive (連体形) | ややこしい | yayakoshii | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | ややこしけれ | yayakoshikere | |
| Imperative (命令形) | ややこしかれ | yayakoshikare | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Informal negative | ややこしくない | yayakoshiku nai | |
| Informal past | ややこしかった | yayakoshikatta | |
| Informal negative past | ややこしくなかった | yayakoshiku nakatta | |
| Formal | ややこしいです | yayakoshii desu | |
| Formal negative | ややこしくないです | yayakoshiku nai desu | |
| Formal past | ややこしかったです | yayakoshikatta desu | |
| Formal negative past | ややこしくなかったです | yayakoshiku nakatta desu | |
| Conjunctive | ややこしくて | yayakoshikute | |
| Conditional | ややこしければ | yayakoshikereba | |
| Provisional | ややこしかったら | yayakoshikattara | |
| Volitional | ややこしかろう | yayakoshikarō | |
| Adverbial | ややこしく | yayakoshiku | |
| Degree | ややこしさ | yayakoshisa | |
Synonyms
- 複雑 (fukuzatsu)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN