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下くだらない

Hiragana
くだらない
Hepburn romanization
Pitch accent
Adjective

pointless, trifling

If we're going to spend time on such pointless arguments, we'd be better off focusing on the tasks right in front of us.

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下らない

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this adjective.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: くだらなかろ
Used in forms such as karou; mainly literary.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: くだらなく 下らなかっ くだらなかっ
Used in forms such as kute and kunai.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: くだらない
Ends a sentence.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: くだらない
Modifies a noun.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: くだらなけれ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Imperative form (meireikei)
Alternative: くだらなかれ
Rarely used in modern Japanese.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form
Alternative: くだらなくて 下らなくって くだらなくって
Connects clauses with kute.
Ta-form
Alternative: くだらなかった
Expresses the past with katta.
Nai-form
Alternative: くだらなくない
Expresses negation with kunai.
Ba-form
Alternative: くだらなければ 下らなきゃ くだらなきゃ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Notes
  • 「下らない」は語末が「ない」だが、ここでは形容詞(イ形容詞)として扱う。
  • 命令形「下らなかれ」は現代語では稀。

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