今い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 今い | 今くない |
| Polite | 今いです | 今くないですalso 今くありません |
| Past polite | 今かったです | 今くなかったですalso 今くありませんでした |
| Past | 今かった | 今くなかった |
| Te-form | 今くて | 今くなくて |
| Adverbial | 今く | |
| Conditional | 今ければ | 今くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 今かったら | 今くなかったら |
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
Obsolete slang from the late 1980s to early 1990s, roughly equivalent to 'now' or 'with it'. Cross-referenced with ナウい, which was more common. Rarely used today.
See also: ナウい
その服、すごくいまいね！
That outfit is really trendy!
「今い」って言葉、バブルの頃に流行ったらしいよ。
I heard the word 'imai' was popular during the bubble era.
now (when it's too late); at this late stage · afresh; anew; again
now; now at last; at present
about this time; around now
I'm home!; I'm back! · now; at present; currently · just now; a moment ago · right away; shortly; soon
not quite right; not very good; somewhat lacking
these days; nowadays; modern times · at this time of day; at this hour
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
at any moment; on the verge of; just about to
one more; another one · not quite; not entirely; somewhat lacking
modern; contemporary; trendy; up-to-date
newly born imperial prince · newly constructed branch shrine
before long; soon; eventually
a moment ago; just now
one's last moments; hour of death
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion · imayō (Heian–Kamakura verse form)
until now; so far; up to now
the present as a privileged moment in eternity
still; even now
right now; this very moment
current boyfriend
a moment ago; just now
from now; from this moment; henceforth
now is the time; this is the moment
now; at this moment
just now; right now; at this very moment
Obsolete slang kanji spelling; the word is normally written in kana.
Katakana spelling sometimes used for emphasis or stylistic effect.
Derived from 今 (ima, 'now') with the adjective-forming suffix い, modeled after ナウい (naui). The exact origin is uncertain, but it emerged as youth slang in the late Showa era.