気持ち悪い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
気 持 悪
き
Grade: 1 		も
Grade: 3 		わる
Grade: 3
kan’on kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
氣持ち惡い (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Derived as a shortening of the clause 気持(きも)ちが悪(わる)い (kimochi ga warui, literally “the feeling is bad”). Equivalent to a compound of 気持(きも)ち (kimochi, “feeling”) + 悪(わる)い (warui, “bad”). Compare the development of 気味悪い (kimi warui).

Pronunciation

Adjective

気(き)持(も)ち悪(わる)い • (kimochi warui) -i (adverbial 気(き)持(も)ち悪(わる)く (kimochi waruku))

  1. (chiefly predicative) sick, having an urge to vomit
    飲(の)み過(す)ぎて気持(きも)ち悪(わる)くなった。
    Nomi sugite kimochi waruku natta.
    I have drunk too much. I wanna puke.
  2. disgusting, gross, repulsive
    部屋(へや)にごみが散(ち)らかって気持(きも)ち悪(わる)い。
    Heya ni gomi ga chirakatte kimochi warui.
    This room is disgusting with rubbish in every corner.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 気持ち,‎ 悪い. ("feeling bad; in a bad mood")

Inflection

Inflection of 気持ち悪い
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 気持ち悪かろ きもちわるかろ kimochiwarukaro
Continuative (連用形) 気持ち悪く きもちわるく kimochiwaruku
Terminal (終止形) 気持ち悪い きもちわるい kimochiwarui
Attributive (連体形) 気持ち悪い きもちわるい kimochiwarui
Hypothetical (仮定形) 気持ち悪けれ きもちわるけれ kimochiwarukere
Imperative (命令形) 気持ち悪かれ きもちわるかれ kimochiwarukare
Key constructions
Informal negative 気持ち悪くない きもちわるくない kimochiwaruku nai
Informal past 気持ち悪かった きもちわるかった kimochiwarukatta
Informal negative past 気持ち悪くなかった きもちわるくなかった kimochiwaruku nakatta
Formal 気持ち悪いです きもちわるいです kimochiwarui desu
Formal negative 気持ち悪くないです きもちわるくないです kimochiwaruku nai desu
Formal past 気持ち悪かったです きもちわるかったです kimochiwarukatta desu
Formal negative past 気持ち悪くなかったです きもちわるくなかったです kimochiwaruku nakatta desu
Conjunctive 気持ち悪くて きもちわるくて kimochiwarukute
Conditional 気持ち悪ければ きもちわるければ kimochiwarukereba
Provisional 気持ち悪かったら きもちわるかったら kimochiwarukattara
Volitional 気持ち悪かろう きもちわるかろう kimochiwarukarō
Adverbial 気持ち悪く きもちわるく kimochiwaruku
Degree 気持ち悪さ きもちわるさ kimochiwarusa

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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