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mottainai
i adjective (negative)

Alternate Written Forms:

[もっ(勿)·たい(体)·な·い]
mottainai
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[もっ(勿)·たい(体)·な(無)·い]
mottainai
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[もっ(物)·たい(体)·な·い]
mottainai
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[もっ(物)·たい(体)·な(無)·い]
mottainai
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Root Words:

mottai + nai

English Meaning(s) for もったいない

i adjective (negative)
  1. wasteful; a waste
  2. too good; more than one deserves; unworthy of
  3. impious; profane; sacrilegious
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Definition and Synonyms for もったいない

Wasteful inefficient in use of time and effort and materials
Synonyms: もったいない, 不経済, 無駄

Stroke Order Diagrams for もったいない

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Conjugations for もったいない

Adjective stem
mottaina
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te-form
mottainakute
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Adverbial Form
mottainaku
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Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
mottainai
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Present Indicative Negative Form
mottainakunai
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Past Indicative Form
mottainakatta
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Past Indicative Negative Form
mottainakunakatta
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Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
mottainakereba
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Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
mottainakattara
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Nominalized Form
Objective Form
mottainasa
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Sample Sentences for もったいない

Time is wasting.
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It's a waste to just have the central banks watching over commodity prices.
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What a waste of your lawyer qualifications!
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It was too nice a day to stay inside.
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This is too good a chance to lose.
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