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めんどい · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	めんどい	めんどくない
Polite	めんどいです	めんどくないですalso めんどくありません
Past polite	めんどかったです	めんどくなかったですalso めんどくありませんでした
Past	めんどかった	めんどくなかった
Te-form	めんどくて	めんどくなくて
Adverbial	めんどく
Conditional	めんどければ	めんどくなければ
Tara conditional	めんどかったら	めんどくなかったら

Meanings

1

troublesome; bothersome; a pain

colloquialusually written using kana alone

Casual, spoken contraction of めんどくさい. Used to express that something is too much trouble or a hassle.

See also: めんどくさい

宿しゅく題だいやるのめんどい。
Doing homework is a pain.
毎まい日にち料りょう理りするのめんどいなあ。
Cooking every day is such a hassle.

Usage patterns

〈動どう詞し〉のがめんどいit's a hassle to ~
洗せん濯たくするのがめんどい。
Doing the laundry is such a hassle.
〈事こと〉がめんどい~ is a hassle/bothersome
この手て続つづき、めんどいな。
This procedure is such a pain.

Expressions

面めん倒どうを見みるlook after; take care of; care for
面めん倒どう見みるcare for; look after
面めん倒どうがらずwithout getting annoyed; without being bothered; diligently
面めん倒どうを掛かけるcause trouble; put someone out; be a bother
面めん倒どう見みがいいvery caring; kind; helpful; service-minded

Kanji

面mask, face, features
倒overthrow, fall, collapse

Related words

厄やっ介かいN3
面倒い is casual spoken slang for something being a hassle, while 厄介 is a more formal word for something troublesome or problematic.
煩わずらわしいN2
面倒い is a casual, contracted way to say something is bothersome, whereas 煩わしい is a more literary word often used for persistent, nagging annoyances.
だるいN2
面倒い describes a task itself as troublesome, while だるい describes feeling too tired or listless to bother doing something.

Opposites

簡かん単たんN5
面倒い means something is a hassle to deal with, while 簡単 means it is easy or simple.
楽らくN4
面倒い calls a task troublesome, while 楽 calls it easy and effortless.

Word family· 7

面めん倒どうN3
troublesome; bothersome; a hassle · trouble; difficulty · care; looking after
めんどくさいN3
troublesome; bothersome; a pain
面めん倒どう見み
taking care of someone; looking after someone
面めん倒どうがる
feel bothered by; find troublesome; begrudge doing
しち面めん倒どうくさい
extremely bothersome; a real pain

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面めん倒どくさがり
person who finds things bothersome; tending to find things bothersome
面めん倒どうくさがる
feel something is too much trouble; begrudge doing; find bothersome

Written forms

めんどいUsage100%
Colloquial contraction of めんどくさい; normally written in kana.
メンドいUsage<1%
search-only kana form
Mixed-kana spelling; search-only variant.
面めん倒どい
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.

Etymology

Colloquial contraction of めんどくさい, dropping くさ.