- 1. [exp, adj-i] poor hearing
Conjugation — Adjective (―i)
| Dictionary form | みみがとおい | (mimigatooi) |
| Polite | みみがとおいです | (mimigatooidesu) |
| Past, plain | みみがとおかった | (mimigatookatta) |
| Past, polite | みみがとおかったです | (mimigatookattadesu) |
| Negative, plain | みみがとおくない | (mimigatookunai) |
| Negative, polite | みみがとおくありません | (mimigatookuarimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | みみがとおくなかった | (mimigatookunakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | みみがとおくありませんでした | (mimigatookuarimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | みみがとおくて | (mimigatookute) |
| Conditional (―ba) | みみがとおければ | (mimigatookereba) |
Kanji in this word
Example Sentences
もっと大きな声で話してくれませんか。私は耳が遠いんです。
Could you speak louder? I'm hard of hearing.