不自然
ふしぜん
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
Common word
Meanings
Na-adjective, Noun
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
Example sentences
不自然すぎて笑っちゃう。
It's so unnatural that I'm laughing.
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She gave me a stiff smile.
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The two of us don't belong here.
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Do you feel anything unnatural when you put your teeth together?
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This sentence sounds unnatural to me as an American.
More examples (6)
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It is not unnatural that you should feel anxious about your first flight.
カンマを入れないようにしたいんだけど、６はカンマがないと不自然な気がします。
I'd like to do without commas, but 6 feels odd if it doesn't have commas.
上の例が不自然であることの証拠は、構成要素Ｘが現れた総数を比較することでわかる。
Evidence that the above example is farfetched can be seen by comparing the total occurrences of component X.
自分の母語で自然な表現をするのはたやすいが、母語以外の言語ではとかく不自然な表現になりやすい。
It's very easy to sound natural in your own native language, and very easy to sound unnatural in your non-native language.
「お前のこの不自然な英文どうしよう？」「変えるなり消すなり、好きにしていいから、どうにかして」
"What should we do with this unnatural English sentence of yours?" "Change it or delete it. Just make it work somehow."
一般に、ある表現が自然だとか不自然だとかいう感覚はあまりあてにならないものです。たとえ不自然だと感じても、それは単に経験不足のせいだということは往々にしてあります。
Generally, the sense whether or not an expression is natural can't really be relied on. For example, even if it feels unnatural, it is often easily due to lack of experience.