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いや

Kanji
嫌
Hepburn romanization
iya
Pitch accent
Adjectival noun
stem

disagreeable, unpleasant, disgusting, offensive, abhorrent

Rainy days are unpleasant to me.

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いや

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this adjectival noun.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: いやだろ
Used in forms such as darou.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: いやで 嫌に いやに
Used with de or ni.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: いやだ
Ends a sentence with da.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: いやな
Modifies a noun with na.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: いやなら
Expresses a condition with nara.
Imperative form (meireikei)
Alternative: いやであれ
Used in formal expressions such as de are.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form equivalent
Alternative: いやで
Connects clauses using de.
Ta-form
Alternative: いやだった
Expresses the past with datta.
Nai-form
Alternative: いやではない 嫌じゃない いやじゃない
Expresses negation with dewa nai or ja nai.
Desu-form
Alternative: いやです
Used for polite speech.
Notes
  • 見出し語「いや」は通常かな表記も多いが、漢字表記「嫌」に基づく活用形も併記。
  • 形容動詞としての活用。連用形には接続により「嫌で」「嫌に」がある。

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