- 1. [n, adj-na] futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | むだな | (mudana) |
| Non-past, plain | むだだ | (mudada) |
| Non-past, polite | むだです | (mudadesu) |
| Past, plain | むだだった | (mudadatta) |
| Past, polite | むだでした | (mudadeshita) |
| Negative, plain | むだじゃない | (mudajanai) |
| Negative, polite | むだじゃないです | (mudajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | むだじゃなかった | (mudajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | むだじゃなかったです | (mudajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | むだで | (mudade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | むだなら | (mudanara) |
Kanji in this word
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無
nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, notOn: ム (mu)、 ブ (bu)Kun: な.い (na.i)
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駄
burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse, trivial, worthlessOn: ダ (da)、 タ (ta)
Example Sentences
今更後悔しても無駄だ。
It's no use regretting it now.