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gatai
suffix, i adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

nikui
[にく()·]
nikui
[にく()·]
nikui
[がた()·]
gatai

English Meaning(s) for がたい

suffix, i adjective
  1. difficult to ...; hard to ... (after -masu stem of verb)

Definition and Synonyms for がたい

Ill Luck an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
Synonyms: にくい, 不幸, 不運, 厄運, 否運, 御難, 悪運, 悲運, 災難, 薄命, , 難い
Hard not easy
Synonyms: にくい, むずい, 困難, 難い, 難し, 難しい
Bad having undesirable or negative qualities
Synonyms: にくい, まずい, つたない, よからぬ, 悪い, 憎い
Sorry bad
Synonyms: にくい, 悪い, 憎い, 残念, 無残, 遺憾
Difficulty the quality of being difficult
Synonyms: にくい, , 難い, 難しい, 難しさ
Catastrophe a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
Synonyms: にくい, カタストロフィー, 凶事, 凶変, 危難, , 厄災, 壊滅, 変災, 大厄, 大災, 大難, 天災, 奇禍, 惨事, 惨害, 惨禍, 災い, 災厄, 災害, 災禍, 災難, 破局, 破滅, , , 禍害, 禍言, , 難い
Evil morally bad or wrong
Synonyms: にくい, 悪い, 憎い, , , 邪悪
Ill resulting in suffering or adversity
Synonyms: にくい, 悪い, 憎い, 有害
Bad physically unsound or diseased
Synonyms: にくい, 悪い, 憎い
Execrable unequivocally detestable
Synonyms: にくい, 悪い, 憎い, 言語道断
Bad not financially safe or secure
Synonyms: にくい, 危険, 悪い, 憎い, 投機的
Inferior of low or inferior quality
Synonyms: ちんけ, にくい, 下等, 下等, 不良, 劣悪, 劣等, 悪い, 悪質, 憎い, 粗悪, 粗末
Bad below average in quality or performance
Synonyms: へた, へた, へぼ, にくい, ひどい, へぼい, まずい, むごい, つたない, へたくそ, こっぴどい, 下手, 下手, 下手, 不良, 悪い, 憎い, 拙劣, 散々
Wicked morally bad in principle or practice
Synonyms: いけず, いける, にくい, あくどい, 佞悪, 凶悪, 姦譎, 悪い, 悪質, 悪辣, 憎い, 極悪, 極道, 横道, 横道, 罪作り, 腹黒い, , , 邪悪, 邪曲
Badness used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
Synonyms: えらい, つらい, つらさ, づらい, にくい, まずい, こっぴどい, 厳しい, 厳しさ, 悪い, 悪さ, 憎い, 手ひどい, 手痛い, 苛烈, 辛い
Hardness the quality of being difficult to do
Synonyms: にくい, 難い
Badness that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
Synonyms: にくい, 不良, , , 悪い, 悪さ, 憎い
Evilness the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
Synonyms: にくい, 不善, 奸邪, , , 悪い, 悪さ, 悪質, 憎い, 横道, 横道, , , 邪悪
Dark absence of moral or spiritual values
Synonyms: にくい, 不法, 不道徳, 奸邪, 姦悪, 姦譎, , , 悪い, 憎い, 暗い, 曲悪, , , 邪悪, 邪曲,
Shortcoming a failing or deficiency
Synonyms: あら, ほぼ, ぼろ, にくい, ぼろい, デメリット, 不備, 不具合, , 欠点, 欠缺, 欠陥, 汚点, 瑕瑾, 瑕疵, 疵瑕, , , 短い, 短所, , , , 粗い, , 難い, 難点,
Immorality morally objectionable behavior
Synonyms: にくい, 不正行為, 不義, 不道徳, , , 悪い, 悪事, 悪徳, 悪行, 憎い
Cataclysm an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
Synonyms: にくい, トラジディー, カタストロフィー, 不幸, 不幸せ, 危難, , 厄災, 厄難, 否運, 変災, 大厄, 大災, 大難, 天変地異, 天災, 奇禍, 御難, 悲劇, 惨事, 惨劇, 惨害, 惨禍, 激甚災害, 災い, 災厄, 災害, 災禍, 災難, 無残, 異変, , , 禍害, 禍言, , 難い
Wrongfulness that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
Synonyms: にくい, 不届き, 不当, 不正, 不法, 不義, , , 悪い, 憎い, 曲事, 曲事, ,
Misfortune unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
Synonyms: にくい, 不幸, 不運, , 厄難, 御難, 災難, , 難い
Sorry unfortunate
Synonyms: にくい, 悪い, 憎い, 残念, 無残, 遺憾
Hard requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
Synonyms: にくい, むずい, 困難, 難い, 難し, 難しい

Categories がたい is a member of

Immorality the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct
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Intensiveness high level or degree
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Quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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Difficulty the quality of being difficult
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Condition a state at a particular time
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Lot your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
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Transgression the act of transgressing
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Disadvantage the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
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Trouble an event causing distress or pain
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Hardship a state of misfortune or affliction
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Injustice the practice of being unjust or unfair
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Misfortune unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
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Stroke Order Diagrams for がたい

Conjugations for がたい

Adjective stem
gata
te-form
gatakute
Negative te-form
gatakunakute
Adverbial Form
gataku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
gatai
Present Indicative Negative Form
gatakunai
Past Indicative Form
gatakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
gatakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
gatakereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
gatakunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
gatakunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
gatakattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
gatakunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
gatasa

Sample Sentences for がたい

The first impression is most lasting.
The beauty of the scenery is beyond description.
It is difficult to believe what you say.
It is difficult to ascertain what really happened.
Resignation is the first lesson of life.

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