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下手へた

Hiragana
へた
Hepburn romanization
Pitch accent
Adjectival noun
stem

unskilled; poor at; bad at / clumsy; awkward; inept; bungling / not good at (doing something)

I am not good at singing.

Meaning Image
下手

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this adjectival noun.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: 下手でしょ
Used in forms such as darou.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: 下手に
Used with de or ni.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: 下手です
Ends a sentence with da.
Attributive form (rentaikei) Modifies a noun with na.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: 下手であれば
Expresses a condition with nara.
Imperative form (meireikei) Used in formal expressions such as de are.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form equivalent Connects clauses using de.
Ta-form
Alternative: 下手でした
Expresses the past with datta.
Nai-form
Alternative: 下手じゃない
Expresses negation with dewa nai or ja nai.
Desu-form Used for polite speech.
Notes
  • 「下手」はナ形容詞(形容動詞)として活用する。
  • 対象は一般に「〜が下手だ」で表す。

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