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tsumaranai
i adjective (negative)

Alternate Written Forms:

[つま()···]
tsumaranai
[()····]
tsumaranai

English Meaning(s) for つまらない

i adjective (negative)
  1. dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious
  2. insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless
  3. absurd; foolish; silly; stupid
  4. useless; pointless; disappointing

Definition and Synonyms for つまらない

Niggling small and of little importance
Synonyms: しがない, ちっこい, ちっぽけ, くだらない, たわいない, ちっちゃい, つまらない, トリビアル, 下る, 下がる, 些細, 卑小, 小さ, 小さい, 末梢的, 瑣末, 眇たる, 細かい, 詰まる
Undistinguished not worthy of notice
Synonyms: なじる, つまらない, しようもない, 些細, 取るに足りない, 末梢的, 無意義, 眇たる, 詰まる
Peanut of little importance or influence or power
Synonyms: なじる, わずか, つまらない, 些細, 安っぽい, 小さい, 末梢的, 眇たる, 詰まる, 軽微
Negligible not worth considering
Synonyms: つまらない
Worthlessness having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful
Synonyms: つまらない, みそっかす, 無価値, 無用, 甲斐無い
Peanut of minor status
Synonyms: なじる, わずか, つまらない, 些細, 安っぽい, 小さい, 末梢的, 眇たる, 詰まる, 軽微

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Stroke Order Diagrams for つまらない

Conjugations for つまらない

Adjective stem
tsumarana
te-form
tsumaranakute
Adverbial Form
tsumaranaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumaranai
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsumaranakunai
Past Indicative Form
tsumaranakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsumaranakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumaranakereba
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
tsumaranakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
tsumaranasa

Sample Sentences for つまらない

Mr Yoshimoto taught us many trivial matters.
An apparently small event may lead to a great result.
Please accept this little gift.
What a fuss about nothing!
The lengthy lecture palled on me.

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