- 1. [n] rag; old cloth (uk)
- 2. [n] tattered clothes; ragged clothes; rags (uk)
- 3. [n] fault (one is trying to hide); defect; weakness (uk)
- 4. [adj-f, adj-na] worn-out; run-down; shabby; ragged; tattered (uk)
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) | ぼろな | (borona) |
| Non-past, plain | ぼろだ | (boroda) |
| Non-past, polite | ぼろです | (borodesu) |
| Past, plain | ぼろだった | (borodatta) |
| Past, polite | ぼろでした | (borodeshita) |
| Negative, plain | ぼろじゃない | (borojanai) |
| Negative, polite | ぼろじゃないです | (borojanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ぼろじゃなかった | (borojanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ぼろじゃなかったです | (borojanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ぼろで | (borode) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ぼろなら | (boronara) |
Kanji in this word
Example Sentences
その男はボロを着ていた。
The man was in rags.
ぼろ服が正直者を包んでいるかもしれない。
A ragged coat may cover an honest man.