JLPT N5 Beginner
悪い
Describes poor quality, negative conditions, culpability, or harmful effects.
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Other forms
悪くない negative
悪かった past
悪く adverbial form
1 I-adjective
"Bad" / "Poor"
Indicates inferior quality, unfavorable conditions, or morally objectionable characteristics.
Example
A どうして 昨日 電話 に 出なかった の ？
B ごめん 、 タイミング が 悪かった 。
A: Why didn't you answer the phone yesterday? B: Sorry, it was bad timing.
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2 I-adjective
"At Fault" / "My Bad"
Functions as an admission of wrongdoing, responsibility, or social indebtedness.
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3 I-adjective
"Bad for..." / "Harmful"
Expresses a detrimental effect on a specific target when preceded by the particle に (ni).
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