ばかばかしい (bakabakashii)
ばかばかしい is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “absurd; ridiculous”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.
- Reading
- ばかばかしい
- Romaji
- bakabakashii
- Word class
- い-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical · い-adjective · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of ばかばかしい
い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ばかばかしい | ばかばかしい bakabakashii |
| Negative | ばかばかしくない | ばかばかしくない bakabakashikunai |
| Past | ばかばかしかった | ばかばかしかった bakabakashikatta |
| Negative past | ばかばかしくなかった | ばかばかしくなかった bakabakashikunakatta |
| Te-form | ばかばかしくて | ばかばかしくて bakabakashikute |
| Adverb (~ku) | ばかばかしく | ばかばかしく bakabakashiku |
| Conditional (~ba) | ばかばかしければ | ばかばかしければ bakabakashikereba |
Source: JMdict entry 1471740 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.