痛(いた)い

いたい
i-adjective
painful, sore
descriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present痛(いた)い痛(いた)くない
Past痛(いた)かった痛(いた)くなかった
て form痛(いた)くて痛(いた)くなくて
Adverbial痛(いた)く—
Conditional ば痛(いた)ければ痛(いた)くなければ
Conditional たら痛(いた)かったら痛(いた)くなかったら
1. painful, sore, hurts
Describing physical pain or discomfort in a part of the body.
手(て)が痛(いた)い。
My hand hurts.
頭(あたま)が痛(いた)いです。
I have a headache. (My head hurts.)
Common way to express pain
足(あし)が痛(いた)くて歩(ある)けない。
My leg hurts so much I can't walk.
Does it hurt when I press here?
Common question at a doctor's office
I fell and hit my knee yesterday. It still hurts a bit.
腰(こし)が痛(いた)くなった。
My back started hurting.
My tooth hurts, so I'm going to the dentist.
2. painful, hurtful (emotionally)
Can also describe emotional pain or embarrassment (slang: cringe).
あの言葉(ことば)は痛(いた)い。
Those words sting.
It was painful being told something terrible by a friend.
Parting is always painful.
I spent so much money — it hurts my wallet.
I think losing someone important is truly painful.

痛(いた)い is an i-adjective meaning painful or sore.

Forms

  • 痛(いた)くない: not painful
  • 痛(いた)くて: and it hurts...
  • 痛(いた)かった: was painful

Common patterns

Body part + が + 痛(いた)い:

Related words

Usage

Can describe emotional pain: 心(こころ)が痛(いた)い (my heart aches).