くたくた

kutakuta

exhausted, dead tired

Alsothreadbare (of clothes)
AdjectiveJLPT N3

What does くたくた mean?

くたくた is a Japanese adjective meaning “exhausted” or “dead tired” in English. It can also be translated as “threadbare (of clothes)” depending on context. It is written as くたくた in hiragana, and kutakuta in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

今日はくたくただ。

I'm exhausted today.

彼はくたくたの背広を着ていた。

He was wearing a threadbare suit.

Conjugation of くたくた

AffirmativeNegative
Plainくたくたくたくたじゃない
Plain pastくたくただったくたくたじゃなかった
Politeくたくたですくたくたではありません
Polite pastくたくたでしたくたくたではありませんでした

Other forms

Attributiveくたくたな
Te-formくたくたで

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