ボロい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ボロい | ボロくない |
| Polite | ボロいです | ボロくないですalso ボロくありません |
| Past polite | ボロかったです | ボロくなかったですalso ボロくありませんでした |
| Past | ボロかった | ボロくなかった |
| Te-form | ボロくて | ボロくなくて |
| Adverbial | ボロく | |
| Conditional | ボロければ | ボロくなければ |
| Tara conditional | ボロかったら | ボロくなかったら |
Colloquial adjective describing something that is old, worn, or in poor condition, often with a negative or dismissive tone.
This apartment is cheap, but it's really run-down.
His car is already beat-up, so it's about time to replace it.
rag; old cloth · tattered clothes; rags · hidden fault; defect; weakness · worn-out; run-down; shabby
disparaging; demeaning; insulting
harsh criticism; trashing; tearing apart · worthless thing; junk; trash
common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
fireweed; burnweed; pilewort
redflower ragleaf; Crassocephalum crepidioides
worn-out; shabby; beat-up
Uperotus clava (species of shipworm)
Common katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Rarely used kanji form; the word is usually written in kana.
Derived from the noun ぼろ (rag, scrap, flaw), with the adjective-forming suffix い. The kanji 襤褸 are ateji and rarely used.