興味ない · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 興味ない | 興味なくない |
| Polite | 興味ないです | 興味なくないですalso 興味なくありません |
| Past polite | 興味なかったです | 興味なくなかったですalso 興味なくありませんでした |
| Past | 興味なかった | 興味なくなかった |
| Te-form | 興味なくて | 興味なくなくて |
| Adverbial | 興味なく | |
| Conditional | 興味なければ | 興味なくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 興味なかったら | 興味なくなかったら |
uninterested; not interested; having no interest
A common casual expression meaning 'not interested' or 'having no interest'. Often used with the particle は or には to indicate what one is not interested in.
I'm not interested in politics.
He doesn't seem interested in sports.
Also means 'not interested', but 関心 is more about concern or attention, while 興味 is about curiosity or personal interest.
Standard kanji spelling; the phrase is a fixed expression combining 興味 (interest) with the negative form of ある.
Variant using the kanji 無 for the negative element; less common than 興味ない.
A fixed phrase formed from the noun 興味 (interest) and the negative form of the verb ある (to exist), literally 'there is no interest'.