めでたい・目出度い・愛でたい・芽出度いmedetai[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- i-adjectivehappy; auspicious; propitious; joyous
- i-adjectivenaive
Conjugation
| Plain form | めでたい |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | めでたいです |
| Negative (kunai) | めでたくない |
| polite (ku arimasen) | めでたくありません |
| Past (katta) | めでたかった |
| Past negative (kunakatta) | めでたくなかった |
| Te form (kute) | めでたくて |
| Adverbial (ku) | めでたく |
| Conditional (kereba) | めでたければ |
| kattara | めでたかったら |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Antonym悲しいかなしいNeutralRefers to sadness and sorrow; the direct opposite of the celebratory 「目出度い」.
- Antonym不吉なNeutralMeans ominous or ill-omened; the opposite of the auspicious 「目出度い」.
Use 「目出度い」 for joyful, auspicious things worth celebrating, as in 「おめでとう」; said ironically, 「おめでたい」 can also mean naive. For sadness use 「悲しい」, and for something ominous 「不吉な」.
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