What does やばい mean?
やばい is a Japanese adjective meaning “dangerous, risky” in English. It can also be translated as “awful, terrific, crazy” depending on context. It is written as やばい in hiragana, and yabai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentences
ぼくはやばい橋は渡りたくない。
I don't want to do anything risky.
そういえば。やばい、秀樹に毒されてるわ。
Now that you mention it. Yeek, Hideki's habits are rubbing off on me!
Conjugation of やばい
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | やばい | やばくない |
| Plain past | やばかった | やばくなかった |
| Polite | やばいです | やばくありません |
| Polite past | やばかったです | やばくありませんでした |
Other forms
Te-formやばくて
Adverbialやばく