やかましい
Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 喧しい
noisy; loud; clamorous; boisterous
JLPT N2 Common word Intermediate Japanese L11
Meanings
I-adjective
noisy; loud; clamorous; boisterous- much talked of; much-discussed; vexed
- strict; severe; stern
- particular; fussy; fastidious; fault-finding; carping
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | やかましい | やかましいです |
| Negative | やかましくない | やかましくないです |
| Past | やかましかった | やかましかったです |
| Past negative | やかましくなかった | やかましくなかったです |
| Te-form | やかましくて |
|---|---|
| Conditional (ば) | やかましければ |
| Conditional (たら) | やかましかったら |
Example sentences
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He annoys me with questions.
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His music is too noisy.
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He is a very fussy eater.
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My mother is strict about manners.
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She is very particular about her food.
More examples (10)
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My father cares much about food.
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She is particular about her dress.
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He is not very strict about it.
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Someone is knocking loudly at the door.
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The mother whipped sense into her boy.
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She's very particular about her choice of hotels.
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The children were so noisy that I couldn't study.
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You must not make a noise at the table.
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My father is very particular about the way his hair is cut.
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Public feeling against air pollution has at last become vocal.