疑わしい (utagawashii) Japanese meaning: doubtful | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000疑わしい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 疑わしい | 疑わしくない |
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| Polite | 疑わしいです | 疑わしくないですalso 疑わしくありません |
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| Past polite | 疑わしかったです | 疑わしくなかったですalso 疑わしくありませんでした |
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| Past | 疑わしかった | 疑わしくなかった |
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| Te-form | 疑わしくて | 疑わしくなくて |
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| Adverbial | 疑わしく | |
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| Conditional | 疑わしければ | 疑わしくなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 疑わしかったら | 疑わしくなかったら |
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His explanation is a bit questionable.
That man's behavior is suspicious.
Usage patterns
〈事〉かどうか疑わしいit's doubtful whether ~
It's doubtful whether he's really a doctor.
疑わしい人物a suspicious person
I saw a suspicious person around the station.
疑わしい話a dubious/fishy story
A get-rich-quick story like that sounds dubious.
〈人〉の言うことが疑わしいwhat someone says is questionable
What he said was questionable, so I asked for evidence.
Expressions
疑わしきは罰せずinnocent until proven guilty; suspicion alone is not grounds for punishment
