酷い
ひどい · hidoi
Cruel, heartless, hard, harsh, severe
- violent, intense, strong, heavy, extreme
- very bad, terrible, awful
- excessive, exorbitant, unreasonable, outrageous, unfair, unjust
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Conjugation
| Negative (ない形) | 酷くないひどくない |
| Past (た形) | 酷かったひどかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 酷くなかったひどくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 酷くてひどくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) | 酷くひどく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 酷いひどい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 酷ければひどければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 酷かったらひどかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 酷くなるひどくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 酷すぎるひどすぎる |
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What does 酷い mean?
Cruel, heartless, hard, harsh, severe. It can also mean: violent, intense, strong, heavy, extreme; very bad, terrible, awful; excessive, exorbitant, unreasonable, outrageous, unfair, unjust.
How do you pronounce 酷い?
ひどい (hidoi). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
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