滅多|めったmetta[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjectivethoughtless; reckless; careless; rash
  2. na-adjectiveordinary; usual; commonusu. with a neg. sentence
  3. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

    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.

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    Japanese definitions
    1. (打消うちけしの語ごを伴ともなって)思慮しりょのないさま。軽率けいそつなさま。
    2. (打消うちけしの語ごを伴ともなって)ごく普通ふつうであるさま。並大抵なみたいてい。
    3. (「めったに」の形かたちで打消うちけしの語ごを伴ともなって)非常ひじょうにまれなさま。よほどのことでない限かぎり。
    4. (やや古いにしえ)度どを越こしているさま。むやみ。
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