Calling things bad

Core words, Stage 1chunk 43 of 55Adjectives: things and situations

Give a blunt or soft negative opinion.

• saiteithe worst, awful; at least, minimum
• kudaranaistupid, silly, worthless
• mashibetter (of bad options), less bad
• bimyouiffy, so-so; hard to say; subtle
• dasaiuncool, tacky, lame

Mix-ups Mashi sounds like praise but only means 'less bad'.

saitei

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polite saitei desuPlay

the worst, awful; at least, minimum

'Saitei!' about a person means 'You're the worst!'

'Saitei demo' means at the very least: 'saitei demo ichijikan'. Opposite: 'saikou' (the best).

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uso tsuku nante saitei.

Lying? That's the lowest.

嘘つくなんて最低。

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uso o tsuku nante saitei desu.

Lying is the worst.

嘘をつくなんて最低です。

Written 最低 · さいてい · 最低ですRank #1097 in 3,030 TV dramas

kudaranai

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polite kudaranai desuPlay

stupid, silly, worthless

For jokes, shows or arguments not worth your time.

Often said 'kudannai'. About a silly joke it can be affectionate: 'Kudaranai!' (So dumb!).

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sonna kudaranai koto de kenka shinaide.

Don't fight over something so stupid.

そんなくだらないことでけんかしないで。

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sonna kudaranai koto de kenka shinaide kudasai.

Please don't argue over something so trivial.

そんなくだらないことでけんかしないでください。

Written くだらない · くだらないですRank #2013 in 3,030 TV dramas

mashi

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polite mashi desuPlay

better (of bad options), less bad

'X yori mashi' means better than X; never real praise.

'Mashi na X' is a decent X: 'Mashi na mise nai?' (Anywhere decent around?).

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kinou yori wa mashi da yo.

It's better than yesterday, at least.

昨日よりはマシだよ。

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kinou yori wa mashi desu.

It's better than yesterday, at least.

昨日よりはマシです。

Written マシ · まし · マシですRank #2935 in 3,030 TV dramas

bimyou

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polite bimyou desuPlay

iffy, so-so; hard to say; subtle

A soft way to say 'not great' or 'not sure' without saying no.

'Bimyou ni' means slightly: 'bimyou ni chigau' (a little different).

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ano eiga, bimyou datta.

That movie was so-so.

あの映画、微妙だった。

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ano eiga wa chotto bimyou deshita.

That movie was kind of meh.

あの映画はちょっと微妙でした。

Written 微妙 · びみょう · 微妙ですRank #3096 in 3,030 TV dramas

dasai

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polite dasai desuPlay

uncool, tacky, lame

For clothes, style and try-hard behaviour.

Opposite: 'kakkoii' or 'oshare'.

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sono boushi, dasaku nai?

Isn't that hat kind of tacky?

その帽子、ダサくない？

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kono shashin no fuku, ima miru to dasai desu ne.

The clothes in this photo look so lame now.

この写真の服、今見るとダサいですね。

Written ダサい · ださい · ダサいですRank #3663 in 3,030 TV dramas