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Sentence

I had continuous overtime yesterday, so today my body feels tired.

Related words

だるい

Kanji
怠い
Adjective

tired; listless; weary / unmotivated

I had continuous overtime yesterday, so today my body feels tired.

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this adjective.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: 怠かろ
Used in forms such as karou; mainly literary.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: だるかっ 怠く 怠かっ
Used in forms such as kute and kunai.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: 怠い
Ends a sentence.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: 怠い
Modifies a noun.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: 怠けれ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Imperative form (meireikei)
Alternative: 怠かれ
Rarely used in modern Japanese.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form
Alternative: 怠くて
Connects clauses with kute.
Ta-form
Alternative: 怠かった
Expresses the past with katta.
Nai-form
Alternative: 怠くない
Expresses negation with kunai.
Ba-form
Alternative: だるけりゃ 怠ければ 怠けりゃ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Notes
  • 表記はかな書きの「だるい」が一般的で、漢字表記「怠い」も用いられます。

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