悪い
warui
bad, poor, undesirable
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  1. warui bad, poor, undesirable; poor (quality), inferior, insufficient; evil, sinful; ugly, not beautiful
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Kanji Breakdown
Bad, Vice, Rascal, False, Evil, Wrong
On: あく,お Kun: わる.い,わる-,あ.し,にく.い,-にく.い,ああ,いずくに,いずくんぞ,にく.む
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How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
悪い → 悪くない → 悪かった → 悪くて

💡 Drop い to get the stem: add くない (negative), かった (past), くて (te-form).

Example
とても悪いですね。
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