Definition of 臭い (くさい)

くさ

臭い

くさい

kusai

adjective
1.
stinking, smelly
2.
suspicious, fishy
3.
clumsy, unskilled
suffix, adjective
4.
smelling of
5.
looking like, appearing like, smacking of, -ish
Related Kanji
stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking, odor, savor, fragrance, be fragrant, stink, glow, be bright
Conjugations
adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
臭い
くさい
kusai
臭いです
くさいです
kusaidesu
臭くない
くさくない
kusakunai
臭くありません
くさくありません
kusakuarimasen

臭くないです
くさくないです
kusakunaidesu
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
臭かった
くさかった
kusakatta
臭かったです
くさかったです
kusakattadesu
臭くなかった
くさくなかった
kusakunakatta
臭くありませんでした
くさくありませんでした
kusakuarimasendeshita

臭くなかったです
くさくなかったです
kusakunakattadesu
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
臭かろう
くさかろう
kusakarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
臭いだろう
くさいだろう
kusaidarou
te-form
臭くて
くさくて
kusakute
Adverb
臭く
くさく
kusaku
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
臭ければ
くさければ
kusakereba
臭くなければ
くさくなければ
kusakunakereba
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Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 33 results)

さか
みっ
3日
くさ
臭く
The best fish smell when they are three days old

The room smelled of tobacco

This room smells of gas

I smell something rotten

I doubt the truth of his statement

ぶん
自分
あし
くさ
臭い
ひと
あし
くさ
臭く
ひと
けんきゅ
研究
けっ
結果
The conclusion reached by a study is "People who think their feet are smelly, have smelly feet; people who think they aren't, don't.

かのじょ
彼女
くさ
臭い
こうふん
興奮
She gets easily excited by the smell

The meat was giving off a terrible smell

This fish has a bad smell

This meat smells bad

Natto smells awful but tastes delicious

I smell something burning, Mother

I should follow my nose

There is no odor so bad as that which arises from goodness tainted

Dreams flew out of that box when it was opened: dreams of secrets written in disappearing ink and of overwhelming odors

だいどこ
台所
かい
不快な
くさ
臭い
There's a foul smell in the kitchen

It's quite distinct from the smell of burning

わた
くさ
臭い
まん
我慢
I can't put up with this smell

"Natto" smells awful, but tastes delicious

The police set a dog on the scent
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