くよくよkuyokuyo
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Definitions
- suru verbto fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; to worry
- adverb (with と)worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that; (obsessing) to no end
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | くよくよする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | くよくよします |
| Negative (nai) | くよくよしない |
| polite (masen) | くよくよしません |
| classical zu / nu | くよくよせず・くよくよせぬ |
| Past (ta) | くよくよした |
| polite (mashita) | くよくよしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | くよくよしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | くよくよしませんでした |
| Te form | くよくよして |
| Potential | くよくよできる |
| Passive | くよくよされる |
| Causative | くよくよさせる |
| Causative passive | くよくよさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | くよくよすれば |
| tara | くよくよしたら |
| Volitional | くよくよしよう |
| polite (mashou) | くよくよしましょう |
| Imperative | くよくよしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- AntonymさっぱりNeutralAntonym: feeling refreshed and unburdened, no longer dwelling on things; 「さっぱりした性格」 is a personality that doesn't brood — the opposite of くよくよ.
- Antonym呆気らかんあっけらかんNeutralAntonym: unconcerned and unbothered, as if nothing had happened — the opposite of fretting endlessly over small things.
Use 「くよくよ」 for fretting or moping over small things, as in 「くよくよするな」. Say 「さっぱり」 for feeling refreshed and done with a worry, 「あっけらかん」 for being carefree and unconcerned.
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