What does めでたい mean?
めでたい is a Japanese adjective meaning “happy, propitious, joyous” in English. It can also be translated as “naive” depending on context. It is written as めでたい in hiragana, and medetai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentence
その一件はめでたく落着するだろう。
The affair will come to a happy conclusion.
Conjugation of めでたい
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | めでたい | めでたくない |
| Plain past | めでたかった | めでたくなかった |
| Polite | めでたいです | めでたくありません |
| Polite past | めでたかったです | めでたくありませんでした |
Other forms
Te-formめでたくて
Adverbialめでたく