- 1. [adj-na, n] one's weak point
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) | ふとくいな | (futokuina) |
| Non-past, plain | ふとくいだ | (futokuida) |
| Non-past, polite | ふとくいです | (futokuidesu) |
| Past, plain | ふとくいだった | (futokuidatta) |
| Past, polite | ふとくいでした | (futokuideshita) |
| Negative, plain | ふとくいじゃない | (futokuijanai) |
| Negative, polite | ふとくいじゃないです | (futokuijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ふとくいじゃなかった | (futokuijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ふとくいじゃなかったです | (futokuijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ふとくいで | (futokuide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ふとくいなら | (futokuinara) |
Kanji in this word
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不
negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsyOn: フ (fu)、 ブ (bu)
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得
gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefitOn: トク (toku)Kun: え.る (e.ru)、 う.る (u.ru)
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意
idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, likingOn: イ (i)
Example Sentences
概して、日本の人々は外国語が不得意だ。
As a rule, Japanese people are not good at foreign languages.