(うらや)ましい

うらやましい
i-adjective
envious, enviable
descriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(うらや)ましい(うらや)ましくない
Past(うらや)ましかった(うらや)ましくなかった
て form(うらや)ましくて(うらや)ましくなくて
Adverbial(うらや)ましく
Conditional ば(うらや)ましければ(うらや)ましくなければ
Conditional たら(うらや)ましかったら(うらや)ましくなかったら
1. envious, jealous
Feeling desire for what others have.
(かれ)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.

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

Forms

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

Common patterns

(うらや)ましい: to be envious of ~

Usage

(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(うらや)ましい!(Nice! I'm jealous!)

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