まずい (まずい) — bad(-tasting), unpalatable, unsavoury
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Meanings
- bad(-tasting)
- unpalatable
- unsavoury
Adjective forms
Non-past covers present and future. Expand a form to see its plain, polite, affirmative and negative versions, where available. Some forms have multiple variants.
Na-adjectives use forms of だ. Conjectural and imperative forms can be formal or literary; everyday usage depends on context.
Compare conjugationsNon-past (present / future)
Plain · Affirmative
まずい
mazui
Plain · Negative
まずくない
mazukunai
Polite · Affirmative
まずいです
mazuidesu
Polite · Negative
まずくないです
mazukunaidesu
Alternative variant
まずくありません
mazukuarimasen
Past
Plain · Affirmative
まずかった
mazukatta
Plain · Negative
まずくなかった
mazukunakatta
Polite · Affirmative
まずかったです
mazukattadesu
Polite · Negative
まずくなかったです
mazukunakattadesu
Alternative variant
まずくありませんでした
mazukuarimasendeshita
Te-form (connecting)
Plain · Affirmative
まずくて
mazukute
Plain · Negative
まずくなくて
mazukunakute
Provisional (〜ば)
Plain · Affirmative
まずければ
mazukereba
Plain · Negative
まずくなければ
mazukunakereba
Causative (make / cause to be)
Plain · Affirmative
まずくさせる
mazukusaseru
Conjectural (probably)
Plain · Affirmative
まずかろう
mazukarou
Polite · Affirmative
まずいでしょう
mazuideshou
Conditional (〜たら)
Plain · Affirmative
まずかったら
mazukattara
Plain · Negative
まずくなかったら
mazukunakattara
Alternative (〜たり)
Plain · Affirmative
まずかったり
mazukattari