JLPT N4 vocabulary
苦手: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
にがて0Heiban · flatalso 3
na-adjective
Meaning
- poor (at), weak (in), not very good (at)
- not one's cup of tea, not one's favorite
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 苦手 | 苦手 |
| Plain past過去形 | 苦手 | 苦手 |
| Polite presentです形 | 苦手 | 苦手 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 苦手 | 苦手 |
| Te-formて形 | 苦手 | 苦手 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 苦手 | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 苦手 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 苦手 | 苦手 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 苦手 | 苦手 |
Example sentences
片付けは苦手。それに全部大事な物なの。
I'm not good at tidying up. Besides, these are all important things.
苦手な料理は必ずしも食べなくてもいいですよ。
You don't necessarily have to eat foods you don't like.