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Learn Hardcore Japanese: 〜kunai - negative form

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 14
/〜kunai

〜kunai

Word

〜くない〜kunai

Meaning

negative form

Part of speech

verb suffix

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of 〜kunai

今日きょう　は　あまり　暑あつくない　です。kyou wa amari atsukunai desu.

It is not very hot today.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

この　映画えいが　は　面白おもしろくない　です。kono eiga wa omoshirokunai desu.

This movie is not interesting.

祖母そぼ　は　普段ふだん　元気げんき　だ　が、　今日きょう　は　具合ぐあい　が　あまり　よく　ない　みたい。sobo wa fudan genki da ga, kyou wa guai ga amari yoku nai mitai.

My grandmother is usually energetic, but she doesn’t seem to feel very well today.

私わたし　の　体からだ　は　まだ　よく　ない　から、　今日きょう　は　少すこし　走はしる　しか　ない。watashi no karada wa mada yoku nai kara, kyou wa sukoshi hashiru shika nai.

My body still isn’t well, so I have no choice but to run just a little today.

そんな　映画えいが　は　面白おもしろくない　と　思おもいます。sonna eiga wa omoshirokunai to omoimasu.

I think movies like that are not interesting.

なるほど、　この　間取まどり　なら　二人ふたり　で　住すんで　も　あまり　狭せまく　なさそう　だ。naruhodo, kono madori nara futari de sunde mo amari semaku nasasou da.

I see, with this layout it doesn’t seem too cramped even for two people.

母はは　は　この　スリッパ　は　思おもった　ほど　重おもく　ない　し、　その　クッション　も　座すわりやすい　と　言いいました。haha wa kono surippa wa omotta hodo omoku nai shi, sono kusshon mo suwariyasui to iimashita.

My mother said these slippers are not as heavy as she expected, and that cushion is comfortable to sit on.

この　洗濯せんたくかご　は　見みた目め　ほど　大おおきく　ない　けれど、　タオル　は　たくさん　入はいります。kono sentakukago wa mitame hodo ookiku nai keredo, taoru wa takusan hairimasu.

This laundry basket is not as big as it looks, but it can hold a lot of towels.

この　ジャム　は　思おもった　ほど　甘あまく　ない　ので、　バター　と　一緒いっしょ　に　食たべて　も　おいしい　です。kono jamu wa omotta hodo amaku nai node, bataa to issho ni tabete mo oishii desu.

This jam is not as sweet as I expected, so it’s delicious even together with butter.

ごま　を　かけた　もやし　は、　見みた目め　ほど　味あじ　が　強つよく　ない　ので、　子供こども　で　も　食たべやすい　です。goma o kaketa moyashi wa, mitame hodo aji ga tsuyoku nai node, kodomo de mo tabeyasui desu.

Bean sprouts with sesame on them do not taste as strong as they look, so even children can eat them easily.

この　レポート　は　前まえ　の　ほど　長ながく　ない　ので、　今夜こにゃ　の　うち　に　読よめそう　です。kono repooto wa mae no hodo nagaku nai node, konya no uchi ni yomesou desu.

This report is not as long as the previous one, so it looks like I can read it tonight.

この　問題もんだい　は　それほど　難むずかしく　ない　です。kono mondai wa sorehodo muzukashiku nai desu.

This problem is not that difficult.

納豆なっとう　は　見みた目め　ほど　食たべにくく　ない　と　母はは　が　言いって　いました。nattou wa mitame hodo tabenikuku nai to haha ga itte imashita.

My mother said natto is not as hard to eat as it looks.

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