まずい【
不味い
】

mazui

i-Adjective

1. bad(-tasting); unpalatable; unsavoury; unsavory; awful; terrible; unpleasant

Usually Written in Kana

すき腹はらにまずいものなし。

sukiharani mazui mono nashi.

Hunger is the best sauce.

i-Adjective

2. poor; unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy

Usually Written in Kana

, Related to 拙い

彼かれの筆跡ひっせきは大変たいへんまずい。なにがなんだかわからない。

kareno hissekiwa taihen mazui. naniga nandaka wakaranai.

His handwriting is very poor, I cannot make head or tail of it.

i-Adjective

3. ugly; unattractive; homely; plain

Usually Written in Kana

i-Adjective

4. awkward; problematic; troublesome; unfavorable; unfavourable; unwise

Usually Written in Kana

, Related to 気不味い

あ！まずい！ガソリンが切きれてきた。

a! mazui! gasoringa kirete kita.

Oh, no! We're running out of gas.

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16 Variants Available

Essential 5 items

まずかった

mazukatta

The past form

1. Wasn't tasty; Wasn't delicious

★ Common

Adjective

#24595

まずく

mazuku

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Not tasty; Awfully

★ Common

Adjective

#17231

まずくて

mazukute

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

1. Not tasty; Unpalatable

★ Common

Adjective

#51237

まずくない

mazukunai

The negative form

1. Not unappetizing; Tasty

★ Common

Adjective

#48734

まずくなかった

mazukunakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't tasteless.; Wasn't bad-tasting.

★ Common

Adjective

#361299

Common 6 items

まずいです

mazuidesu

The polite form

1. It's not delicious.; It doesn't taste good.

★ Common

Adjective

#23975

まずかったです

mazukattadesu

The polite past form

1. It wasn't delicious.; It didn't taste good.

★ Common

Adjective

#96720

まずくありません

mazukuarimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not unappetizing.; Tasty.

★ Common

Adjective

#341710

まずくありませんでした

mazukuarimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not tasty.; Was not delicious.

★ Common

Adjective

#833947

まずくないです

mazukunaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not unappetizing.; Tasty.

★ Common

Adjective

#115926

まずくなかったです

mazukunakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't unappetizing.; Wasn't bad-tasting.

★ Common

Adjective

#746662

Advanced 5 items

まずいだろう

mazuidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably not tasty.; Probably unpleasant.

★ Common

Adjective

#87030

まずいと

mazuito

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

1. If it doesn't taste good; When it doesn't taste good

★ Common

Adjective

#33426

まずいなら

mazuinara

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

1. If it's not tasty; If it tastes bad

★ Common

Adjective

#194703

まずかったら

mazukattara

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

1. If it didn't taste good; If it was bad-tasting

★ Common

Adjective

#115807

まずければ

mazukereba

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

1. If it doesn't taste good; If it tastes bad

★ Common

Adjective

#248934

まずい【
不味い
】

mazui

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