Definition of 不味い (まずい)

まず

不味い

まずい

mazui

JLPT N5

Common word

adjective

bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant(usually kana)

poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy(usually kana)

Related Kanji

不	negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
味	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)

くうふく

Hunger is the best sauce

！

！

き

Oh, no! We're running out of gas

かれ

えんぜつ

、

His speech was very poor

The milk tasted bad

かれ

ちこく

、

きょうし

かんけい

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

かれ

だ

しょくじ

The dinner they served was badly cooked

ナンシー

ポール

わか

し

わたし

、

かのじょ

しょうそく

ポール

き

Not knowing that Nancy had left him, I put my foot in my mouth by asking Paul how she was

え

こうぞう

This painting has poor composition

かれ

りょうり

もんく

い

He complained of the dish tasting bad

かれ

しまい

なか

What has estranged him from his sister

きかく

せいさん

めん

This scheme is clumsy production wise

こんど

お

ほんとう

I just hope nothing goes wrong this time

いま

かれ

じかん

Isn't this the wrong time to visit him

たほう

こうぼく

かた

ばあい

、

こうぎ

せきにん

かん

On the other hand, when public officials act wrongly, Americans feel a responsibility to protest

れいぶん

せんてい

The choice of example sentence wasn't wise

しょくじ

きめい

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

くるま

なん

もんだい

。

きみ

うんてん

Nothing is the matter with the car. It's just that you are a bad driver

かれ

しあい

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

かれ

かいしゃ

たちば

He is losing ground in his company

。

ちこく

！！

ちこく

ま

いみょう

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

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