くどい・諄いkudoi
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- i-adjectiverepetitious; long-winded; tedious; wordy; verbose; insistent; importunate
- i-adjectiveheavy (taste); (overly) rich; strong; cloying
- i-adjectivegaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
Conjugation
| Plain form | くどい |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | くどいです |
| Negative (kunai) | くどくない |
| polite (ku arimasen) | くどくありません |
| Past (katta) | くどかった |
| Past negative (kunakatta) | くどくなかった |
| Te form (kute) | くどくて |
| Adverbial (ku) | くどく |
| Conditional (kereba) | くどければ |
| kattara | くどかったら |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Antonym簡潔かんけつNeutralNeutral word for concise, to-the-point expression — the opposite of くどい's rambling repetitiveness, as in 「簡潔に話す」.
- Antonym簡明かんめいWrittenWritten/formal prose term for something concise and easy to follow; contrasts with くどい's long-windedness.
Use 「くどい」 for talk that drones on or pesters, or for flavors that are too rich and heavy (「話がくどい」「味がくどい」). For concise expression, 「簡潔」 is the everyday choice and 「簡明」 the written one.
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