ルーズruuzu
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- na-adjectivecareless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; sloppy; slackoft. after に
- na-adjectiveloose-fitting; relaxed-fit; baggy
- na-adjectivelaid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere); relaxed
Conjugation
| Plain form | ルーズ |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | ルーズです |
| Negative (dewa nai) | ルーズではない |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | ルーズではありません |
| Past (datta) | ルーズだった |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | ルーズではなかった |
| Te form (de) | ルーズで |
| Adverbial (ni) | ルーズに |
| Conditional (nara) | ルーズなら |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonymだらし無いだらしないCasualColloquial. Points to a slovenly, lazy, weak-willed way of living, as in 「だらしない格好」; 「ルーズ」 mainly means careless with time or money.
- AntonymタイトNeutralA loanword that is 「ルーズ」's opposite in fit: tight and snug rather than loose, or compact, as in 「タイトなスケジュール」.
- AntonymきっちりNeutralThe opposite of 「ルーズ」 in rigor: exact to the last detail and punctual, as in 「きっちり守る」.
- Antonym厳格げんかくNeutralThe opposite of 「ルーズ」 in rigor: strict and severe, allowing no laxity, as in 「厳格な規則」.
Use 「ルーズ」 for being careless or lax with time, money or promises, and for loose-fitting clothes, as in 「時間にルーズ」「ルーズフィット」; for a slovenly, lazy lifestyle use 「だらしない」. Antonyms: 「タイト」 (tight), 「きっちり」 (exact), 「厳格」 (strict).
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