滅多|めったmetta[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- na-adjectivethoughtless; reckless; careless; rash
- na-adjectiveordinary; usual; commonusu. with a neg. sentence
- prefixexcessive; indiscriminate
Conjugation
| Plain form | 滅多(めった) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 滅多です(めったです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 滅多ではない(めったではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 滅多ではありません(めったではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 滅多だった(めっただった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 滅多ではなかった(めったではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 滅多で(めったで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 滅多に(めったに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 滅多なら(めったなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
滅多 is a な-adjective meaning 'rash, thoughtless'; it typically occurs as 滅多に with a negative verb, meaning 'rarely, seldom', so check the pattern before translating.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


