ひどい

Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 酷い

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh

JLPT N4 Common word Genki L21, Intermediate Japanese L4 Also written 非道い

Meanings

  1. I-adjective

    cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe
  2. violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme
  3. very bad; terrible; awful
  4. excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

Forms

PlainPolite
Presentひどいひどいです
Negativeひどくないひどくないです
Pastひどかったひどかったです
Past negativeひどくなかったひどくなかったです
Te-formひどくて
Conditional (ば)ひどければ
Conditional (たら)ひどかったら

Example sentences

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