羨(うらや)ましい

うらやましい
i-adjective
envious, enviable
descriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present羨(うらや)ましい羨(うらや)ましくない
Past羨(うらや)ましかった羨(うらや)ましくなかった
て form羨(うらや)ましくて羨(うらや)ましくなくて
Adverbial羨(うらや)ましく—
Conditional ば羨(うらや)ましければ羨(うらや)ましくなければ
Conditional たら羨(うらや)ましかったら羨(うらや)ましくなかったら
1. envious, jealous
Feeling desire for what others have.
彼(かれ)がうらやましい。
I'm envious of him.
いいなあ、うらやましい!
How nice, I'm jealous!
I'm jealous that you get to travel abroad.
2. enviable
Deserving envy.
うらやましい生活(せいかつ)だ。
It's an enviable lifestyle.
うらやましい才能(さいのう)だ。
What an enviable talent.
Being able to spend every day doing only what you love — what an enviable life.

羨(うらや)ましい is an i-adjective expressing envy or admiration for what others have.

Forms

  • Adverb: 羨(うらや)ましく
  • Noun form: 羨(うらや)ましさ

Common patterns

〜が羨(うらや)ましい: to be envious of ~

Usage

羨(うらや)ましい expresses wanting what someone else has, but without hostility. It's often used as a mild compliment: いいなあ、羨(うらや)ましい!(Nice! I'm jealous!)

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