本意 ない hoinai
hoinai
i-Adjective
1. reluctant; unwilling
i-Adjective
2. unfortunate; sad (when something doesn't go as planned or as you had hoped)
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16 Variants Available
Essential 5 items
Adjective
#202145
Adjective
#197394
hon'i nakute
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Not genuine; Without sincerity
Adjective
#198434
Adjective
#202350
hon'i nakunakatta
The past negative form
1. Did not lack intention.; Was not unintentional.
Adjective
#197764
Common 6 items
Adjective
#205479
Adjective
#200589
hon'i nakuarimasen
The polite negative form
1. Not without intention.; Not unintentional.
Adjective
#207071
hon'i nakuarimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not without intention.; Was not unintentional.
Adjective
#206854
Adjective
#199204
hon'i nakunakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Did not have the original intention.; Was not without original intention.
Adjective
#203508
Advanced 5 items
hon'i naidarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably not intended.; Probably not the meaning.
Adjective
#203469
hon'i naito
The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when there's no true intention.; If/when there's no genuine meaning.
Adjective
#206878
hon'i nainara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If you don't mean it; If you're not sincere
Adjective
#206783
hon'i nakattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If you didn't mean it; If there was no intention
Adjective
#205940
hon'i nakereba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If there is no true intention; If one doesn't mean it
Adjective
#199400