嬉しい
うれしい
adjective (i-adjective)
happy, glad
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 嬉しい | 嬉しくない |
| Past | 嬉しかった | 嬉しくなかった |
| て form | 嬉しくて | 嬉しくなくて |
| Adverbial | 嬉しく | — |
| Conditional ば | 嬉しければ | 嬉しくなければ |
| Conditional たら | 嬉しかったら | 嬉しくなかったら |
1.
happy, glad, pleased
Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. Often used when something good happens to you.
嬉しい is an i-adjective meaning happy or glad - specifically the feeling when something good happens to you.
FORMS:
- Negative: 嬉しくない
- Past: 嬉しかった
- Adverb: 嬉しく
CONTRAST WITH 楽しい:
- 嬉しい: happy because something happened TO you
- 楽しい: enjoying an activity you're doing
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 会えて嬉しい: glad to meet you
- 嬉し泣き: tears of joy
- 嬉しいことに: happily, fortunately
USAGE NOTE:
うれしい! is commonly used as a casual exclamation of joy.