私を無視している
watashi o mushi shite iru
The English phrase "ignoring me" is translated into Japanese as 私を無視している (watashi o mushi shite iru).
This phrase is used when someone intentionally refuses to acknowledge or respond to another person.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase 私を無視している consists of watashi (I/me), the object marker o and mushi shite iru (the continuous form of to ignore).
Which one should you use?
While 私を無視している describes the act of someone ignoring you, the form 私が無視されています specifically means "I am being ignored," and the informal form 私、無視されてるのに means "I'm being ignored" with an added sense of complaint.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase polite, you can use the ~te imasu form, such as 無視しています, which means "is ignoring (me)".
How do you pronounce it?
watashi o mushi shite iru
Did you know?
- The kanji for 'ignore' 無視 literally translates to 'no' 無 and 'sight' 視, implying that the person has been erased from the other's vision.
- The word mushi used in 無視する is a homophone for the Japanese word for 'insect'. Because of this, some people make puns or use insect imagery when talking about being ignored.
- There is a specific modern slang term read-ignore called 既読スルー kidoku surū, which combines the Japanese word for 'already read' with the English word 'through' to describe ignoring a message after reading it.
Examples in context
- 本当に私無視されてるのに。Seriously, I'm being ignored.
- 彼はわざと私を無視している。Kare wa wazato watashi o mushi shite iru.He is intentionally ignoring me.
- どうして私を無視しているの？Dōshite watashi o mushi shite iru no?Why are you ignoring me?
- ずっと私を無視している気がする。Zutto watashi o mushi shite iru ki ga suru.I feel like you have been ignoring me this whole time.
Example conversation
Misaki confronts Yota because he has not replied to her texts.
- 美咲 Misakiねえ、どうして私を無視しているの？Nē, dōshite watashi o mushi shite iru no?Hey, why are you ignoring me?
- 陽太 Yota無視なんてしていないよ。Mushi nante shite inai yo.I'm not ignoring you.
- 美咲 Misaki返事がないから、そう思っただけ。Henji ga nai kara, sō omotta dake.I just thought so because you aren't replying.
- 陽太 Yotaごめん、忙しかっただけなんだ。Gomen, isogashikatta dake nanda.Sorry, I was just busy.
