ひどい

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ひどい. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ひどい, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ひどい in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ひどい you have here. The definition of the word ひどい will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofひどい, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Japanese

Alternative spellings
酷い
非道い (rare)

Etymology

Derived from 非道 (hidō, “evil, inhumanity”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ひどい • (hidoi) -i (adverbial ひどく (hidoku))

  1. cruel
    ひどーい！
    Hidōi!
    You're mean! / That's mean!
  2. severe, terrible
    酷(ひど)い嵐(あらし)に巻(ま)き込(こ)まれた。
    Hidoi arashi ni makikomareta.
    I was caught in a severe storm.
  3. very bad, terrible
    酷(ひど)い結果(けっか)だった。
    Hidoi kekka datta.
    It was a terrible result.

Inflection

Inflection of ひどい
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) ひどかろ hidokaro
Continuative (連用形) ひどく hidoku
Terminal (終止形) ひどい hidoi
Attributive (連体形) ひどい hidoi
Hypothetical (仮定形) ひどけれ hidokere
Imperative (命令形) ひどかれ hidokare
Key constructions
Informal negative ひどくない hidoku nai
Informal past ひどかった hidokatta
Informal negative past ひどくなかった hidoku nakatta
Formal ひどいです hidoi desu
Formal negative ひどくないです hidoku nai desu
Formal past ひどかったです hidokatta desu
Formal negative past ひどくなかったです hidoku nakatta desu
Conjunctive ひどくて hidokute
Conditional ひどければ hidokereba
Provisional ひどかったら hidokattara
Volitional ひどかろう hidokarō
Adverbial ひどく hidoku
Degree ひどさ hidosa

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia