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やばい (やばい) — dangerous, risky

やばい dangerous
Frequency #6985 Grade 5 3 characters i-adjective

yabai

やばい
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Meanings

  • dangerous
  • risky

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.

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Non-past (present / future)

Plain · Affirmative

やばい

yabai

Plain · Negative

やばくない

yabakunai

Polite · Affirmative

やばいです

yabaidesu

Polite · Negative

やばくないです

yabakunaidesu

Alternative variant

やばくありません

yabakuarimasen

Past

Plain · Affirmative

やばかった

yabakatta

Plain · Negative

やばくなかった

yabakunakatta

Polite · Affirmative

やばかったです

yabakattadesu

Polite · Negative

やばくなかったです

yabakunakattadesu

Alternative variant

やばくありませんでした

yabakuarimasendeshita

Te-form (connecting)

Plain · Affirmative

やばくて

yabakute

Plain · Negative

やばくなくて

yabakunakute

Provisional (〜ば)

Plain · Affirmative

やばければ

yabakereba

Plain · Negative

やばくなければ

yabakunakereba

Causative (make / cause to be)

Plain · Affirmative

やばくさせる

yabakusaseru

Conjectural (probably)

Plain · Affirmative

やばかろう

yabakarou

Polite · Affirmative

やばいでしょう

yabaideshou

Conditional (〜たら)

Plain · Affirmative

やばかったら

yabakattara

Plain · Negative

やばくなかったら

yabakunakattara

Alternative (〜たり)

Plain · Affirmative

やばかったり

yabakattari

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