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ひどい (ひどい) — cruel, heartless, hard

ひどい cruel
Frequency #2024 Grade 3 3 characters i-adjective

hidoi

ひどい
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Meanings

  • cruel
  • heartless
  • hard

Explained in simple Japanese

  1. とても わるくて、人(ひと)に やさしく ない ようす。

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Usage examples

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 conjugations
Non-past (present / future)

Plain · Affirmative

ひどい

hidoi

Plain · Negative

ひどくない

hidokunai

Polite · Affirmative

ひどいです

hidoidesu

Polite · Negative

ひどくないです

hidokunaidesu

Alternative variant

ひどくありません

hidokuarimasen

Past

Plain · Affirmative

ひどかった

hidokatta

Plain · Negative

ひどくなかった

hidokunakatta

Polite · Affirmative

ひどかったです

hidokattadesu

Polite · Negative

ひどくなかったです

hidokunakattadesu

Alternative variant

ひどくありませんでした

hidokuarimasendeshita

Te-form (connecting)

Plain · Affirmative

ひどくて

hidokute

Plain · Negative

ひどくなくて

hidokunakute

Provisional (〜ば)

Plain · Affirmative

ひどければ

hidokereba

Plain · Negative

ひどくなければ

hidokunakereba

Causative (make / cause to be)

Plain · Affirmative

ひどくさせる

hidokusaseru

Conjectural (probably)

Plain · Affirmative

ひどかろう

hidokarou

Polite · Affirmative

ひどいでしょう

hidoideshou

Conditional (〜たら)

Plain · Affirmative

ひどかったら

hidokattara

Plain · Negative

ひどくなかったら

hidokunakattara

Alternative (〜たり)

Plain · Affirmative

ひどかったり

hidokattari

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