不熱心|ふねっしんfunesshin[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- na-adjective, nounindifference; lack of enthusiasm; inattentiveness
Conjugation
| Plain form | 不熱心(ふねっしん) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 不熱心です(ふねっしんです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 不熱心ではない(ふねっしんではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 不熱心ではありません(ふねっしんではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 不熱心だった(ふねっしんだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 不熱心ではなかった(ふねっしんではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 不熱心で(ふねっしんで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 不熱心に(ふねっしんに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 不熱心なら(ふねっしんなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym無関心むかんしんNeutralIndifference stressing a lack of interest; 「不熱心」 stresses not putting energy into something.
- Synonym無関心さNeutralA nominalized way to say the degree of indifference; rarely used.
- Related無気力むきりょくNeutralListlessness, having no energy — a broader term; 「不熱心」 applies to a particular thing.
- Related無頓着むとんちゃくNeutralNot caring about or being particular about something, as in 「服装に無頓着」; 「不熱心」 stresses lacking drive.
- Related無感動むかんどうWrittenWritten/formal prose for being unmoved, stressing dullness of feeling.
- Related無気力さNeutralA nominalized way to say the state of lacking drive; rarely used.
- Related無頓着さNeutralA nominalized way to say an attitude of not caring; rarely used.
- Antonym熱心ねっしんNeutralEnthusiastic and eager, as in 「熱心な学生」; the direct opposite of 「不熱心」.
Use 「不熱心」 for not being active or diligent about something, as in 「勉強に不熱心」. For indifference use 「無関心」, for not caring at all 「無頓着」; 「無気力」 covers listlessness. 「熱心」 is the opposite, meaning enthusiastic.
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