腹が緩い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 腹が緩い | 腹が緩くない |
| Polite | 腹が緩いです | 腹が緩くないですalso 腹が緩くありません |
| Past polite | 腹が緩かったです | 腹が緩くなかったですalso 腹が緩くありませんでした |
| Past | 腹が緩かった | 腹が緩くなかった |
| Te-form | 腹が緩くて | 腹が緩くなくて |
| Adverbial | 腹が緩く | |
| Conditional | 腹が緩ければ | 腹が緩くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 腹が緩かったら | 腹が緩くなかったら |
have loose bowels; have diarrhea
Colloquial expression for having loose stools or being prone to diarrhea. Often used to describe a temporary condition or a sensitive stomach.
I've had loose bowels since yesterday and keep going to the bathroom.
If I drink too many cold things, I get diarrhea.
腹 (stomach/belly) + が (subject marker) + 緩い (loose/slack). Literally 'the stomach is loose', a figurative expression for loose bowels.