腕が悪い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 腕が悪い | 腕が悪くない |
| Polite | 腕が悪いです | 腕が悪くないですalso 腕が悪くありません |
| Past polite | 腕が悪かったです | 腕が悪くなかったですalso 腕が悪くありませんでした |
| Past | 腕が悪かった | 腕が悪くなかった |
| Te-form | 腕が悪くて | 腕が悪くなくて |
| Adverbial | 腕が悪く | |
| Conditional | 腕が悪ければ | 腕が悪くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 腕が悪かったら | 腕が悪くなかったら |
unskilled; incompetent; poor at something
Used to describe someone's skill or ability as lacking. Often used in contrast with 腕がいい (skilled).
Antonyms: 腕がいい
He is a poor cook.
That carpenter is unskilled, and the door broke soon after.
skilled; skillful; competent; good at something
Compound of 腕 (うで, 'arm; skill') + が (subject marker) + 悪い (わるい, 'bad'). Literally 'arm is bad', idiomatically meaning one's skill is poor.