まあまあ - mā mā | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

「研究けんきゅうはどうですか」「まあまあです」

"kenkyūwa dōdesuka" "mā mādesu"

"How's your research coming along?" "Not so bad."

まあまあ、そう怒おこらないでくださいな。

mā mā sō okoranaide kudasaina.

Now, please don't get so angry.

まあまあなんて細ほそい腰こしなの！お顔かおも小ちいさくて、本当ほんとにお人形ひとがたさんみたい！

mā mānante hosoi koshinano! okaomo chiisakute hontōni oningyōsan mita! i

My what a narrow waist! Her face is small, she really looks just like a doll!

19 Variants Available

Essential 7 items

まあまあじゃない

mā mājanai

The negative form

1. Not so-so.; Not okay.

★ Common

Interjection

#7212

まあまあじゃなかった

mā mā ja nakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't so-so.; Wasn't okay.

★ Common

Interjection

#7523

まあまあだ

mā māda

The plain form used to end a sentence

1. So-so.; Okay.

★ Common

Adjective

#7594

まあまあだった

mā mādatta

The past form

1. It was so-so.; It was okay.

★ Common

Adjective

#8001

まあまあで

mā māde

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

1. So-so; Okay

★ Common

Adjective

#6200

まあまあな

mā māna

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. So-so; Mediocre

★ Common

Adjective

#6310

まあまあに

mā māni

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Moderately; So-so

★ Common

Adjective

#7833

Common 8 items

まあまあじゃありません

mā mā ja arimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not really.; Not so much.

★ Common

Interjection

#6940

まあまあじゃありませんでした

mā mā ja arimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't so-so.; Wasn't okay.

★ Common

Interjection

#6786

まあまあじゃないです

mā mājanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not really.; Not so much.

★ Common

Interjection

#6305

まあまあじゃなかったです

mā mā ja nakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. It wasn't so-so.; It wasn't okay.

★ Common

Interjection

#6992

まあまあでした

mā mādeshita

The polite past form

1. It was so-so.; It was okay.

★ Common

Adjective

#7127

まあまあです

mā mādesu

The polite form

1. So-so; Okay

★ Common

Adjective

#5451

まあまあではありません

mā mādewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not quite.; Not really.

★ Common

Interjection

#5720

まあまあではありませんでした

mā mādewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't so-so.; Wasn't mediocre.

★ Common

Interjection

#5786

Advanced 4 items

まあまあだったら

mā mādattara

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

1. If it's so-so; If it's mediocre

★ Common

Adjective

#5772

まあまあだろう

mā mādarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably.; Likely.

★ Common

Adjective

#8034

まあまあであれば

mā mādeareba

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

1. If it's so-so.; If it's okay.

★ Common

Adjective

#6843

まあまあなら

mā mānara

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

1. If it's okay; If it's alright

★ Common

Adjective

#6909

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