What does だるい mean?
だるい is a Japanese adjective meaning “sluggish” or “listless” in English. It can also be translated as “bothersome” depending on context. It is written as だるい in hiragana, and darui in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
だるいし頭がずきずきする。
I feel listless and have a throbbing headache.
Conjugation of だるい
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | だるい | だるくない |
| Plain past | だるかった | だるくなかった |
| Polite | だるいです | だるくありません |
| Polite past | だるかったです | だるくありませんでした |
Other forms
Te-formだるくて
Adverbialだるく