Definition of ケチ

noun, na-adjective
1.
stinginess, miserliness, penny-pinching, cheeseparing, miser, pinchpenny, skinflint, cheapskate, tightwad, niggard(also written 吝嗇)
2.
shabby, cheap, mangy, poor
3.
petty, narrow-minded, quibbling, mean-spirited
4.
bad luck, ill omen, glitch
Other readings:
けち
Conjugations
na-adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
ケチだ
kechida
です
ケチです
kechidesu
ではない
ケチではない
kechidewanai

じゃない
ケチじゃない
kechijanai
ではありません
ケチではありません
kechidewaarimasen
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
だった
ケチだった
kechidatta
でした
ケチでした
kechideshita
ではなかった
ケチではなかった
kechidewanakatta
ではありませんでした
ケチではありませんでした
kechidewaarimasendeshita
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
かろう
ケチかろう
kechikarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
だろう
ケチだろう
kechidarou
te-form
ケチで
kechide
Na adjective
ケチな
kechina
Adverb
ケチに
kechini
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
であれば
ケチであれば
kechideareba

なら
ケチなら
kechinara
ではなければ
ケチではなければ
kechidewanakereba
Please note: These conjugation tables are auto-generated, and some forms may not be relevant or in normal usage for this word. If you find any errors please send feedback.
Example sentences(showing 16 results)

Take back what you said about me being stingy

Take back what you said about me being stingy

かれ
ぶん
自分
かね
お金
ひじょう
非常に
He is very mean with his money

Despite all his wealth, he is stingy

The rich are often misers

It is true he is rich, but he is a miser

むかしむかし
昔々
むら
ひと
1人
ろうじん
老人
Once upon a time, there lived a stingy old man in the village

He is very stingy with his money

He may be rich, but he is stingy

シャイロック
よく
欲張り
たいへん
大変な
Shylock is greedy, and what is worse, very stingy

He is very frugal, not to say stingy

かのじょ
彼女
ひじょう
非常に
けんやく
倹約家
She is very frugal, not to say stingy

"My wonderful wife is so stingy that ..." "You boasting? Or complaining?

She is frugal, not to say stingy

He is thrifty, not to say stingy

She is very frugal, not to say stingy