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ややこしい (ややこしい) — complicated, complex, intricate

ややこしい complicated
Frequency #8646 Grade 5 5 characters i-adjective

yayakoshii

ややこしい
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Meanings

  • complicated
  • complex
  • intricate

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

ややこしい

yayakoshii

Plain · Negative

ややこしくない

yayakoshikunai

Polite · Affirmative

ややこしいです

yayakoshiidesu

Polite · Negative

ややこしくないです

yayakoshikunaidesu

Alternative variant

ややこしくありません

yayakoshikuarimasen

Past

Plain · Affirmative

ややこしかった

yayakoshikatta

Plain · Negative

ややこしくなかった

yayakoshikunakatta

Polite · Affirmative

ややこしかったです

yayakoshikattadesu

Polite · Negative

ややこしくなかったです

yayakoshikunakattadesu

Alternative variant

ややこしくありませんでした

yayakoshikuarimasendeshita

Te-form (connecting)

Plain · Affirmative

ややこしくて

yayakoshikute

Plain · Negative

ややこしくなくて

yayakoshikunakute

Provisional (〜ば)

Plain · Affirmative

ややこしければ

yayakoshikereba

Plain · Negative

ややこしくなければ

yayakoshikunakereba

Causative (make / cause to be)

Plain · Affirmative

ややこしくさせる

yayakoshikusaseru

Conjectural (probably)

Plain · Affirmative

ややこしかろう

yayakoshikarou

Polite · Affirmative

ややこしいでしょう

yayakoshiideshou

Conditional (〜たら)

Plain · Affirmative

ややこしかったら

yayakoshikattara

Plain · Negative

ややこしくなかったら

yayakoshikunakattara

Alternative (〜たり)

Plain · Affirmative

ややこしかったり

yayakoshikattari

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