Definition of 辛い (つらい)

つら

辛い

つらい

tsurai

adjective
1.
painful, bitter, heart-breaking, difficult (emotionally)(usually kana)
2.
tough, difficult, hard (usu. of situations)(usually kana)
3.
cruel, harsh, cold(usually kana)
Related Kanji
spicy, bitter, hot, acrid
Conjugations
adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
辛い
つらい
tsurai
辛いです
つらいです
tsuraidesu
辛くない
つらくない
tsurakunai
辛くありません
つらくありません
tsurakuarimasen

辛くないです
つらくないです
tsurakunaidesu
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
辛かった
つらかった
tsurakatta
辛かったです
つらかったです
tsurakattadesu
辛くなかった
つらくなかった
tsurakunakatta
辛くありませんでした
つらくありませんでした
tsurakuarimasendeshita

辛くなかったです
つらくなかったです
tsurakunakattadesu
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
辛かろう
つらかろう
tsurakarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
辛いだろう
つらいだろう
tsuraidarou
te-form
辛くて
つらくて
tsurakute
Adverb
辛く
つらく
tsuraku
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
辛ければ
つらければ
tsurakereba
辛くなければ
つらくなければ
tsurakunakereba
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 44 results)

I am very tired from the hard work

My shoes hurt. I'm in agony

She was weeping with pain

いっしょ
一生
いちばん
一番
つら
辛い
けいけん
経験
That might be the most painful experience in my life

In hard times, in sorrowful times, let's try doing something for other people

We had a heavy labor

かのじょ
彼女
わた
She is only hard on me

That's terrible

By and by you will forget the painful experience

かれ
じんせい
人生
おく
送った
He lived a hard life

Her health isn't equal to that heavy task

Anyone would find it hard to run on such a hot day

He did hard manual labor through the day

She said good-bye with a smile, but there was a good deal of bitterness in her heart

Bob is accustomed to hard work

たけし
ごと
仕事
つづ
続けた
Takeshi carried on his hard work

さむ
寒い
あさ
つら
辛い
It is difficult to wake up on cold mornings

Mayuko avoided doing hard work

I had to stand a trying situation

They wished a hard job on him
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