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Japanese
Etymology
Shortening of うざったい (uzattai), arising in the Tama area of Tokyo in the 1930s.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
うざい or ウザい • (uzai) -i (adverbial うざく (uzaku))
- (slang) noisy; annoying, irritating, pissing one off
- 顔がうざい
- kao ga uzai
- making a face that pisses me off
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Imperfective (未然形)
|
うざかろ
|
uzakaro
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| Continuative (連用形)
|
うざく
|
uzaku
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| Terminal (終止形)
|
うざい
|
uzai
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| Attributive (連体形)
|
うざい
|
uzai
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| Hypothetical (仮定形)
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うざけれ
|
uzakere
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| Imperative (命令形)
|
うざかれ
|
uzakare
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
|
うざくない
|
uzaku nai
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| Informal past
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うざかった
|
uzakatta
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| Informal negative past
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うざくなかった
|
uzaku nakatta
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| Formal
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うざいです
|
uzai desu
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| Formal negative
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うざくないです
|
uzaku nai desu
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| Formal past
|
うざかったです
|
uzakatta desu
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| Formal negative past
|
うざくなかったです
|
uzaku nakatta desu
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| Conjunctive
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うざくて
|
uzakute
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| Conditional
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うざければ
|
uzakereba
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| Provisional
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うざかったら
|
uzakattara
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| Volitional
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うざかろう
|
uzakarō
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| Adverbial
|
うざく
|
uzaku
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| Degree
|
うざさ
|
uzasa
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Synonyms
References
Further reading
- "Uzai" entry at the 語源由来辞典 (Gogen Yurai Jiten, “Etymology Derivation Dictionary”, in Japanese)