Definition of 不味い (まずい)

adjective
1.
bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant(usually kana)
2.
poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy(usually kana)
See also:拙い
3.
ugly, unattractive, homely, plain(usually kana)
4.
awkward, problematic, troublesome, unfavorable, unfavourable, unwise(usually kana)
See also:気不味い
Other readings:
マズイ
マズい
Related Kanji
negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
flavor, taste
Conjugations
adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
不味い
まずい
mazui
不味いです
まずいです
mazuidesu
不味くない
まずくない
mazukunai
不味くありません
まずくありません
mazukuarimasen

不味くないです
まずくないです
mazukunaidesu
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
不味かった
まずかった
mazukatta
不味かったです
まずかったです
mazukattadesu
不味くなかった
まずくなかった
mazukunakatta
不味くありませんでした
まずくありませんでした
mazukuarimasendeshita

不味くなかったです
まずくなかったです
mazukunakattadesu
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
不味かろう
まずかろう
mazukarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
不味いだろう
まずいだろう
mazuidarou
te-form
不味くて
まずくて
mazukute
Adverb
不味く
まずく
mazuku
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
不味ければ
まずければ
mazukereba
不味くなければ
まずくなければ
mazukunakereba
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 1-20 of 26 results)

Hunger is the best sauce

Oh, no! We're running out of gas

His speech was very poor

The milk tasted bad

He was always in hot water with his teachers for being late

The dinner they served was badly cooked

ナンシー
ポール
わか
別れた
わた
かのじょ
彼女の
しょうそ
消息
ポール
Not knowing that Nancy had left him, I put my foot in my mouth by asking Paul how she was

This painting has poor composition

かれ
りょうり
料理
もん
文句
He complained of the dish tasting bad

What has estranged him from his sister

かく
企画
せいさん
生産
めん
This scheme is clumsy production wise

I just hope nothing goes wrong this time

Isn't this the wrong time to visit him

ほう
他方
こうぼく
公僕
かた
やり方
あい
場合
こう
抗議
せきにん
責任
かん
感じる
On the other hand, when public officials act wrongly, Americans feel a responsibility to protest

れいぶん
例文
せんてい
選定
The choice of example sentence wasn't wise

When the food is bad, it's a real letdown

くる
なん
何の
もんだい
問題
きみ
君の
うんてん
運転
Nothing is the matter with the car. It's just that you are a bad driver

For a professional, he gave a poor account of himself in today's game

He is losing ground in his company

Oh no! I'm late again!! I'm going to get the nickname 'King of Late arrival'
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