悠長|ゆうちょうyuuchou[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- na-adjective, nounleisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
Conjugation
| Plain form | 悠長(ゆうちょう) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 悠長です(ゆうちょうです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 悠長ではない(ゆうちょうではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 悠長ではありません(ゆうちょうではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 悠長だった(ゆうちょうだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 悠長ではなかった(ゆうちょうではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 悠長で(ゆうちょうで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 悠長に(ゆうちょうに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 悠長なら(ゆうちょうなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Antonym切迫せっぱくWrittenWritten/formal prose: urgency as a crisis or deadline presses close — the opposite of moving at a 「悠長」, unhurried pace.
- Antonym緊迫きんぱくWrittenWritten/formal prose: a tense situation on the brink, where there is no room for 「悠長」 composure.
Use 「悠長」 for someone unhurried when haste is called for — often critical, as in 「そんな悠長なことは言っていられない」. For the opposite mood, 「切迫」 stresses a closing deadline or crisis, 「緊迫」 a tense, hair-trigger situation.
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