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Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation たらしい · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary たらしい たらしくない Polite たらしいです たらしくないです also たらしくありません Past polite たらしかったです たらしくなかったです also たらしくありませんでした Past たらしかった たらしくなかった Te-form たらしくて たらしくなくて Adverbial たらしく Conditional たらしければ たらしくなければ Tara conditional たらしかったら たらしくなかったら
Related words っぽい is a neutral, everyday suffix meaning '-ish' or 'seems like', while たらしい adds a stronger, usually negative or derogatory nuance.
らしい means 'typical of' or conveys hearsay and is generally neutral or positive, whereas たらしい is a distinct suffix carrying negative connotation.
がましい also forms negative i-adjectives from nouns (e.g. 言い訳がましい) and overlaps closely with たらしい in tone, though たらしい is more productive and slightly more derogatory.
Word family cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrific
tedious; lengthy; long-winded
unable to let go; lingering attachment; regretful clinging
boastful; bragging; full of oneself
Written forms たらしい Usage 18%
Standard kana spelling; no kanji form exists.
ったらしい Usage 82%
Variant with gemination; used after certain stems for emphasis.
Etymology Derived from the suffix たら (expressing a state or quality) combined with しい (adjectival ending). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely developed as an emphatic, often pejorative, adjectival suffix.
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