面倒臭い
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Base i-adjective form ending in 『い』. Combines 『面倒』 (mendou, 'trouble') and 『臭い』 (kusai, 'smelly') to express something is troublesome or annoying.
Theme
User and their friend Taro are chatting about daily chores and responsibilities, sharing frustrations.
面倒臭い
めんどうくさい
bother to do / tiresome
Core Language Building BlocksCore Adjectives
Memory Hook
Imagine a 'mendou' (面倒, 'trouble') that's so 'skunky' (臭い, 'smelly') it's tiresome to deal with. 'Mendou-skunk' → 面倒臭い (mendoukusai, 'bother to do / Tiresome').
Cultural Note
『面倒臭い』 (mendoukusai, 'bother to do / Tiresome') is a casual expression often used in everyday conversation to describe tasks or situations that feel annoying or tedious. It's common among friends or in informal settings, but might be considered too blunt in formal contexts.
Forms
Base: 面倒臭いBase i-adjective form ending in 『い』. Combines 『面倒』 (mendou, 'trouble') and 『臭い』 (kusai, 'smelly') to express something is troublesome or annoying.
Negative: 面倒臭くないDrop 『い』 → add 『くない』 (kunai, negative) → 『面倒臭くない』 (mendoukusakunai).
Past: 面倒臭かったDrop 『い』 → add 『かった』 (katta, past) → 『面倒臭かった』 (mendoukusakatta).
Adverbial: 面倒臭くDrop 『い』 → add 『く』 (ku, adverbial) → 『面倒臭く』 (mendoukusaku).
Comparative: より面倒臭いComparative formed with modifier 『より』 (yori, 'more than') + base adjective.
Superlative: 一番面倒臭いSuperlative formed with 『一番』 (ichiban, 'number one / Most') + adjective.