1.
mean, unkind, malicious
Describes behavior that is deliberately hurtful or spiteful toward others.
彼は意地悪な人です。
He is a mean person.
意地悪な質問をされた。
I was asked a mean question.
あの先生は厳しいけど、意地悪ではありません。
That teacher is strict, but not mean.
2.
to be mean (to someone)
To treat someone unkindly or cruelly.
意地悪しないでください。
Please don't be mean.
妹に意地悪をした。
I was mean to my younger sister.
意地悪をする pattern
子供の頃、弟によく意地悪をして母に叱られました。
When I was a child, I was often mean to my little brother and got scolded by my mother.
意地悪 describes mean or unkind behavior.
FORMS:
- Na-adjective: 意地悪な + noun
- Suru verb: 意地悪する/意地悪をする (be mean to)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 意地悪な質問 (tricky/mean question)
- ～に意地悪をする (be mean to ~)
- 意地悪しないで (don't be mean)
COMPONENTS:
- 意地: willpower, stubbornness
- 悪い: bad
SIMILAR WORDS:
- いじめる: to bully (verb)
- 意地悪: mean (quality/action)