Japanese edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "ややこしい"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) ややこしく やこしく
やこし
[yàyákóꜜshìkù]
[yàyákóshíꜜkù]
Terminal (終止形) ややこしい やこし [yàyákóshíꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) ややこしい やこし [yàyákóshíꜜì]
Key constructions
Informal negative ややこしくない やこしくない
やこしくない
[yàyákóꜜshìkùnàì]
[yàyákóshíꜜkùnàì]
Informal past ややこしかった やこしかった
やこしかった
[yàyákóꜜshìkàttà]
[yàyákóshíꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past ややこしくなかった やこしくなかった
やこしくなかった
[yàyákóꜜshìkùnàkàttà]
[yàyákóshíꜜkùnàkàttà]
Formal ややこしいです やこしいです [yàyákóshíꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive ややこしくて やこしくて
やこしくて
[yàyákóꜜshìkùtè]
[yàyákóshíꜜkùtè]
Conditional ややこしければ やこしければ
やこしければ
[yàyákóꜜshìkèrèbà]
[yàyákóshíꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective edit

ややこしい (yayakoshii-i (adverbial ややこしく (yayakoshiku))

  1. complicated, complex, intricate

Usage notes edit

Generally regarded as somewhat informal, this word is limited to verbal contexts or less-formal writing. It would not be used in formal writing.

Inflection edit

Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN