手ごわい - tegowai | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Example Sentences

あいつは海千うみせん山千やませんだから、取とり引ひき相手あいてとしてはかなり手強てごわいぞ。

aitsuwa umisen'yamasendakara torihikiaiteto shitewa kanari tegowaizo.

All those tricks he's got up his sleeve make him a formidable client.

16 Variants Available

Essential 5 items

手てごわかった

tegowakatta

The past form

1. Was difficult.; Was tough.

★ Common

Adjective

#49149

手てごわく

tegowaku

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Difficultly; Toughly

★ Common

Adjective

#50088

手てごわくて

tegowakute

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

1. Difficult; Tough

★ Common

Adjective

#49859

手てごわくない

tegowakunai

The negative form

1. Not difficult; Not challenging

★ Common

Adjective

#51061

手てごわくなかった

tegowakunakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't tough.; Wasn't difficult.

★ Common

Adjective

#51331

Common 6 items

手てごわいです

tegowaidesu

The polite form

1. Difficult; Tough

★ Common

Adjective

#47106

手てごわかったです

tegowakattadesu

The polite past form

1. Was difficult.; Was challenging.

★ Common

Adjective

#55201

手てごわくありません

tegowakuarimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not difficult.; It is not challenging.

★ Common

Adjective

#53912

手てごわくありませんでした

tegowakuarimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not difficult.; Was not challenging.

★ Common

Adjective

#49384

手てごわくないです

tegowakunaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not difficult.; Not challenging.

★ Common

Adjective

#53670

手てごわくなかったです

tegowakunakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't difficult.; Wasn't challenging.

★ Common

Adjective

#37455

Advanced 5 items

手てごわいだろう

tegowaidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Tough; Difficult

★ Common

Adjective

#49487

手てごわいと

tegowaito

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

1. If/when difficult; If/when tough

★ Common

Adjective

#46974

手てごわいなら

tegowainara

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

1. If it’s tough; If it’s difficult

★ Common

Adjective

#49969

手てごわかったら

tegowakattara

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

1. If it's tough; If it proves difficult

★ Common

Adjective

#50271

手てごわければ

tegowakereba

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

1. If/when skillful; If/when capable

★ Common

Adjective

#47524

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