ややこしい

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Japanese

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「ややこしい」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) ややこしく ややこしく
ややこしく
Terminal (終止形) ややこしい ややこしい
Attributive (連体形) ややこしい ややこしい
Key constructions
Informal negative ややこしくない ややこしくない
ややこしくない
Informal past ややこしかった ややこしかった
ややこしかった
Informal negative past ややこしくなかった ややこしくなかった
ややこしくなかった
Formal ややこしいです ややこしいです
Conjunctive ややこしくて ややこしくて
ややこしくて
Conditional ややこしければ ややこしければ
ややこしければ

Adjective

ややこしい • (yayakoshii) -i (adverbial ややこしく (yayakoshiku))

  1. 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

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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