also: かいたい · けだい · げたい
懈怠する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 懈怠する | 懈怠しない |
| Polite | 懈怠します | 懈怠しません |
| Past polite | 懈怠しました | 懈怠しませんでした |
| Past | 懈怠した | 懈怠しなかった |
| Te-form | 懈怠して | 懈怠しないで |
| Desire | 懈怠したい | 懈怠したくない |
| Potential | 懈怠できる | 懈怠できない |
| Passive | 懈怠される | 懈怠されない |
| Causative | 懈怠させる | 懈怠させない |
| Causative passive | 懈怠させられる | 懈怠させられない |
| Volitional | 懈怠しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 懈怠しましょう | |
| Imperative | 懈怠しろ | 懈怠するな |
| Conditional | 懈怠すれば | 懈怠しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 懈怠したら | 懈怠しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
laziness; indolence; negligence
General term for laziness or neglect of duties. Often used in formal or written contexts.
The project was delayed due to his negligence.
You must not neglect your duties.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
misfeasance; nonfeasance; laches
Only with reading けたい / かいたい
Legal term for improper performance or failure to perform a duty. Reading かいたい is especially common.
The public official's misfeasance became the subject of a lawsuit.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
kausidya (Buddhist laziness)
Only with reading けたい / けだい / げたい
Buddhist term for spiritual sloth or indolence, one of the mental hindrances. Reading けだい is especially common.
Kausidya is considered an obstacle to practice in Buddhism.