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たらしい

Readings

Kana: たらしい、ったらしい
Romaji: tarashii, ttarashii
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Definition

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(after a noun or the stem of an adjective) seeming very... (usu. with a negative connotation)

Example Sentences

あたらしいCDに3000(えん)(はら)った。
➥I spent 3000 yen on a new CD.
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講演(こうえん)(なが)たらしくて(わたし)はつまらなくなった。
➥The lengthy lecture palled on me.
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(きみ)(わたし)()っている(なか)(にく)たらしいほど機知(きち)()んだ(ひと)だよ。
➥You are the wickedest witty person I know.
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このあたらしい(まち)はうまく設計(せっけい)してある。
➥This new town is beautifully laid out.
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(わたし)()ぬほど退屈(たいくつ)させたのは、(かれ)(なが)ったらしい(はなし)だった。
➥It was his lengthy narrative that bored me to death.
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そんな(かぜ)()うと4()()むところが27()必要(ひつよう)になるし、(なが)たらしい表現(ひょうげん)(つた)えるストレートな内容(ないよう)理解(りかい)してもらえるだろうが、説得力(せっとくりょく)(うしな)われてしまうであろう。
➥That would be twenty-seven words instead of four, and while the bare message of the longer statement would be understood, the persuasive force would be lost.
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