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煙い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 煙い | 煙くない |
| Polite | 煙いです | 煙くないですalso 煙くありません |
| Past polite | 煙かったです | 煙くなかったですalso 煙くありませんでした |
| Past | 煙かった | 煙くなかった |
| Te-form | 煙くて | 煙くなくて |
| Adverbial | 煙く | |
| Conditional | 煙ければ | 煙くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 煙かったら | 煙くなかったら |
Meanings
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Describes an environment or air that is filled with smoke, making it uncomfortable for the eyes and breathing. Also used figuratively for a tense or awkward atmosphere.
The room is smoky and my eyes hurt.
It's smoky from cigarette smoke.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉が煙いa place is smoky
The room is smoky from cigarette smoke.
- 目が煙いone's eyes sting from smoke
My eyes are stinging from the smoke of the bonfire.
Expressions· 7
- 煙になるgo up in smoke; burn down; be cremated; vanish into thin air
- 煙に巻くconfuse; bewilder; throw up a smokescreen
- 煙を吐くemit smoke; give off smoke
- 煙を立てるmake a living; earn a livelihood
- 火のない所に煙は立たぬthere's no smoke without fire
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- 馬鹿と煙は高い所へ上るfools fall easily for flattery; fools and smoke rise to great heights
- 火のないところに煙は立たないthere's no smoke without fire