JLPT N2 · な-adjective

まあまあ (maamaa)

まあまあ is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “so-so; passable”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Meaning

so-so; passable; not (so) bad; reasonable · noun taking の, な-adjective, adverb
now, now; there, there; there now · interjection · used to comfort someone or calm someone down
my, my; oh my!; dear me! · interjection · feminine · expression of surprise or wonder

「研究はどうですか」「まあまあです」

"How's your research coming along?" "Not so bad."

まあまあ、そう怒らないでくださいな。

Now, please don't get so angry.

まあまあなんて細い腰なの！お顔も小さくて、本当にお人形さんみたい！

My what a narrow waist! Her face is small, she really looks just like a doll!

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	まあまあだ	まあまあだ maamaada
Present (polite)	まあまあです	まあまあです maamaadesu
Negative	まあまあじゃない	まあまあじゃない maamaajanai
Past	まあまあだった	まあまあだった maamaadatta
Negative past	まあまあじゃなかった	まあまあじゃなかった maamaajanakatta
Te-form	まあまあで	まあまあで maamaade
Before a noun	まあまあな	まあまあな maamaana
Adverb (~ni)	まあまあに	まあまあに maamaani

Source: JMdict entry 1012070 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.