生ぬるい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 生ぬるい | 生ぬるくない |
| Polite | 生ぬるいです | 生ぬるくないですalso 生ぬるくありません |
| Past polite | 生ぬるかったです | 生ぬるくなかったですalso 生ぬるくありませんでした |
| Past | 生ぬるかった | 生ぬるくなかった |
| Te-form | 生ぬるくて | 生ぬるくなくて |
| Adverbial | 生ぬるく | |
| Conditional | 生ぬるければ | 生ぬるくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 生ぬるかったら | 生ぬるくなかったら |
Describes liquids or air that are unpleasantly neither hot nor cold, often with a negative nuance.
This soup is lukewarm and doesn't taste good.
Used for attitudes, efforts, or responses that lack conviction or enthusiasm.
I was disappointed by his half-hearted reply.
Describes a person, policy, or punishment that is overly gentle or lacking strictness, often with a critical tone.
That teacher is lenient about tardiness.
This soup is unpleasantly lukewarm and doesn't taste good.
His boss warned him that his attitude was too half-hearted.
Many voiced that the punishment was too lenient.
Criticism mounted that the company's response was too half-hearted.