きたない
kitanaieveryday
Dirty is きたない (kitanai) in Japanese. For something that has become dirty or stained, use よごれた (yogoreta).
Meaning: not clean (adjective)
Ways to say it
| Japanese | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| きたない | kitanai | everyday |
| よごれた | yogoreta | stained |
きたない (kitanai) describes rooms, hands and places. よごれた (yogoreta) is used before a noun, like よごれた服 (yogoreta fuku), dirty clothes.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
きたない (kitanai) can sound blunt, so people often soften it. For example they say ちょっとよごれていますね (chotto yogorete imasu ne).
Did you know?
- The opposite of きたない (kitanai) is きれい (kirei).
Examples in context
- 手がきたないです。te ga kitanai desu.My hands are dirty.
- よごれたくつをあらいます。yogoreta kutsu o araimasu.I will wash the dirty shoes.
Example conversation
Shun comes home from football practice and meets his Mother.
- Motherくつがきたないね。kutsu ga kitanai ne.Your shoes are dirty.
- Shunごめん、あらうよ。gomen, arau yo.Sorry, I will wash them.
- Motherおねがいね。onegai ne.Please do.
