もの臭い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | もの臭い | もの臭くない |
| Polite | もの臭いです | もの臭くないですalso もの臭くありません |
| Past polite | もの臭かったです | もの臭くなかったですalso もの臭くありませんでした |
| Past | もの臭かった | もの臭くなかった |
| Te-form | もの臭くて | もの臭くなくて |
| Adverbial | もの臭く | |
| Conditional | もの臭ければ | もの臭くなければ |
| Tara conditional | もの臭かったら | もの臭くなかったら |
troublesome; bothersome; too much effort
Describes a task or situation that feels like a hassle, making one reluctant to do it. Often used in the phrase もの臭いと思う.
Cooking every day feels like too much trouble.
He never does anything that seems bothersome.
億劫 is a na-adjective/noun that also means 'bothersome' or 'too much effort', but is more formal and often used in written language. もの臭い is an i-adjective and feels more descriptive of a personal feeling.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Variant with 物 for もの; less common but seen.
Rare single-kanji spelling; the reading ものぐさい is not obvious from the kanji alone.
Compound of もの (thing) and 臭い (stinking, smelling of), literally 'smelling of something', which developed the figurative sense of something being unpleasant or bothersome. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.