悪わるい

warui

i-Adjective

1. bad; poor; undesirable

「顔色かおいろがわるいけど具合ぐあいが悪わるいのかい」「そういうわけでもないよ」

"kaoiroga waruikedo guaiga warui nokai" "sōyū wakedemo naiyo"

"You look pale. Are you sick?" "Not exactly."

i-Adjective

2. poor (quality); inferior; insufficient

私わたくしのステレオはあなたのより音質おんしつが悪わるい。

watashino sutereowa anatanoyori onshitsuga warui

My stereo set is inferior to yours in sound quality.

i-Adjective

3. evil; sinful

すいません。あなたに悪わるいことをしました。

suimasen'. anatani warui kotō shimashita.

I'm sorry. I did you wrong.

i-Adjective

4. ugly; not beautiful

建物たてものは落書らくがきだらけで見みた目めが悪わるい。

tatemonowa rakugakidarakede mitamega warui.

The graffiti-covered building is ugly to look at.

i-Adjective

5. at fault; to blame; in the wrong

あなたのおっしゃることは認みとめるにしても、私わたくしはやはりあなたが悪わるいと思おもいます。

anatano ossharu kotowa mitomeruni shitemo watashiwa yahari anataga waruito omoimasu

Even given what you say, I still think you are to blame.

i-Adjective

6. bad (at doing something)

i-Adjective

7. unprofitable; unbeneficial

これは悪わるい話はなしではないでしょう？

korewa warui hanashidewanaideshō

This isn't an unappealing proposition, is it?

i-Adjective

Interjection

8. sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable

悪わるいけどお豆腐とうふ買かってきてくれない？

waruikedo otōfu katte kite kurenai

I really shouldn't ask, but could you go get some tofu for me?

Other forms:

16 Variants Available

Essential 5 items

悪わるかった

warukatta

The past form

1. Was bad; I was wrong

★ Common

Adjective

#115039

悪わるく

waruku

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Badly; Poorly

★ Common

Adjective

#117483

悪わるくて

warukute

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. bad and; being bad

★ Common

Adjective

#111775

悪わるくない

warukunai

The negative form

1. Not bad.; Not good.

★ Common

Adjective

#117330

悪わるくなかった

warukunakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't bad.; Wasn't awful.

★ Common

Adjective

#116036

Common 6 items

悪わるいです

waruidesu

The polite form

1. Bad; Unpleasant

★ Common

Adjective

#119393

悪わるかったです

warukattadesu

The polite past form

1. Was bad.; I was wrong.

★ Common

Adjective

#112644

悪わるくありません

warukuarimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not bad.; It's not bad.

★ Common

Adjective

#118125

悪わるくありませんでした

warukuarimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not bad.; Wasn't terrible.

★ Common

Adjective

#116144

悪わるくないです

warukunaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not bad.; It's alright.

★ Common

Adjective

#118632

悪わるくなかったです

warukunakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't bad.; Wasn't awful.

★ Common

Adjective

#114537

Advanced 5 items

悪わるいだろう

waruidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably bad.; Likely unfavorable.

★ Common

Adjective

#115632

悪わるいと

waruito

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when bad; If/when wrong

★ Common

Adjective

#113448

悪わるいなら

waruinara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If bad; When bad

★ Common

Adjective

#113435

悪わるかったら

warukattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it's bad; If it's no good

★ Common

Adjective

#116756

悪わるければ

warukereba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when bad; If/when evil

★ Common

Adjective

#114103

悪わるい

warui

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

16 Variants Available