余計|よけいyokei[0]heiban (flat)
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- na-adjectiveextra; more; too much; too many; excessive; superfluous; spare; surplus
- na-adjectiveunnecessary; needless; uncalled-for; unwanted; uninvited
- adverball the more; even more
Conjugation
| Plain form | 余計(よけい) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 余計です(よけいです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 余計ではない(よけいではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 余計ではありません(よけいではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 余計だった(よけいだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 余計ではなかった(よけいではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 余計で(よけいで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 余計に(よけいに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 余計なら(よけいなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related不要ふようNeutralObjectively 'not needed' (「不要品」); 「余計」 often carries displeasure at something meddlesome or a nuisance.
- Related無用むようNeutralMeans useless (「心配無用」「無用の長物」); also used in prohibitions (「立入無用」).
- Related不必要ふひつようNeutralSimply 'unnecessary'; more written/formal and objective than 「不要」.
- Related過剰かじょうNeutralExcess (「過剰包装」「自意識過剰」), with the focus on going beyond what is moderate.
- Related過多かたWrittenMeans 'too much' (「情報過多」); a written/formal term, often used as a suffix.
- Antonym必要ひつようNeutralNecessary, needed; the direct opposite of 「余計」.
- Antonym必須ひっすNeutralIndispensable, essential (「必須科目」); the opposite of 「余計」.
Use 「余計」 for what is superfluous, meddlesome or uncalled-for, or for 'all the more' (「余計なお世話」「余計に悪い」). For objective 'not needed' use 「不要」, for exceeding a proper degree 「過剰」; the opposite is 「必要」.
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