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Sentence

The paperwork process is bothersome, but I have to finish it by today.

Related words

めんどくさい

Kanji
面倒臭い
Adjective

inconvenient, bothersome, tiresome, bother to do

The paperwork process is bothersome, but I have to finish it by today.

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this adjective.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: めんどうくさかろ 面倒くさかろ
Used in forms such as karou; mainly literary.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: めんどうくさく 面倒くさく めんどくさかっ めんどうくさかっ 面倒くさかっ
Used in forms such as kute and kunai.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: めんどうくさい 面倒くさい
Ends a sentence.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: めんどうくさい 面倒くさい
Modifies a noun.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: めんどうくさけれ 面倒くさけれ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Imperative form (meireikei)
Alternative: めんどうくさかれ 面倒くさかれ
Rarely used in modern Japanese.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form
Alternative: めんどうくさくて 面倒くさくて
Connects clauses with kute.
Ta-form
Alternative: めんどうくさかった 面倒くさかった
Expresses the past with katta.
Nai-form
Alternative: めんどうくさくない 面倒くさくない
Expresses negation with kunai.
Ba-form
Alternative: めんどうくさければ 面倒くさければ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Notes
  • 「めんどくさい」は「めんどうくさい」の口語的・縮約的な形。
  • 漢字交じり表記では「面倒くさい」と書かれることが多い。

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