Definition of 無駄 (むだ)

noun, na-adjective
futility, waste, uselessness, pointlessness, idleness
Other readings:
【むだ】
ムダ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
Related Kanji
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse, trivial, worthless
on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people
Conjugations
na-adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
無駄だ
むだだ
mudada
無駄です
むだです
mudadesu
無駄ではない
むだではない
mudadewanai

無駄じゃない
むだじゃない
mudajanai
無駄ではありません
むだではありません
mudadewaarimasen
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
無駄だった
むだだった
mudadatta
無駄でした
むだでした
mudadeshita
無駄ではなかった
むだではなかった
mudadewanakatta
無駄ではありませんでした
むだではありませんでした
mudadewaarimasendeshita
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
無駄かろう
むだかろう
mudakarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
無駄だろう
むだだろう
mudadarou
te-form
無駄で
むだで
mudade
Na adjective
無駄な
むだな
mudana
Adverb
無駄に
むだに
mudani
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
無駄であれば
むだであれば
mudadeareba

無駄なら
むだなら
mudanara
無駄ではなければ
むだではなければ
mudadewanakereba
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Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 194 results)

かれ
彼の
どりょく
努力
無駄に
His efforts come to nothing

He idles away his time

いそ
急ぐ
無駄
出来る
Haste makes waste

かれ
かん
時間
無駄に
He often spends his time idly

Idling away your time is not good

It has resulted in nothing

It is useless even if I discuss with you

かのじょ
彼女
ろん
議論
無駄
It is no use arguing with her

It is no use trying to argue with him

It is vain to argue with them about the problem

It is no use arguing with such a foolish man

かん
時間
かね
無駄に
つか
使う
Don't waste your time and money

かれ
無駄
しっぱい
失敗
He has not failed for nothing

かれ
ろん
議論
無駄
It's no use arguing with him

He has not failed for nothing

しょうね
少年
かいがん
海岸
無駄な
どりょく
努力
The boy made vain efforts to reach the shore

All their efforts were in vain

かれ
ぶん
分野
けんきゅ
研究
無駄
おも
思った
He thought that there was no point in studying further in this field

いじょう
以上
かれ
彼ら
無駄
It is no use talking with them any longer

かのじょ
彼女の
こと
無駄
Her actions were in vain
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