ぐずぐず

ぐずぐず
adverb, verb (suru)
slowly, lazily, indecisively
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Presentぐずぐずするぐずぐずしない
Present politeぐずぐずしますぐずぐずしません
Pastぐずぐずしたぐずぐずしなかった
Past politeぐずぐずしましたぐずぐずしませんでした
て formぐずぐずしてぐずぐずしなくて
ている presentぐずぐずしているぐずぐずしていない
ている politeぐずぐずしていますぐずぐずしていません
ている pastぐずぐずしていたぐずぐずしていなかった
ている past politeぐずぐずしていましたぐずぐずしていませんでした
Conditional ばぐずぐずすればぐずぐずしなければ
Conditional たらぐずぐずしたらぐずぐずしなかったら
Volitionalぐずぐずしよう
Volitional politeぐずぐずしましょう
Potentialぐずぐずできるぐずぐずできない
Passiveぐずぐずされるぐずぐずされない
Causativeぐずぐずさせるぐずぐずさせない
Imperativeぐずぐずしろぐずぐずするな
1. slowly, dawdling
Taking too much time, being slow to act. Often implies procrastination or lack of motivation.
ぐずぐずするな
Don't dawdle.
Stop dawdling and hurry up.
If you keep dawdling, you won't make it in time.
The child is dawdling and doesn't want to go to school.
I was dawdling since morning and ended up being late for my appointment.
2. indecisively, hesitantly
Being unable to make a decision or take action promptly.
I'm hesitating indecisively.
ぐずぐず()わないで()めて
Stop hemming and hawing and just decide.
I kept putting off making a decision.
I kept putting off giving a reply, and the other person got angry with me.
Stop being indecisive forever and think for yourself and come up with an answer.

ぐずぐず is an onomatopoeic adverb describing slow, dawdling, or indecisive behavior.

USAGE:

  • ぐずぐずする: to dawdle, procrastinate
  • ぐずぐず + verb: doing something slowly/hesitantly

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

CONNOTATION:
Usually negative - implies laziness, reluctance, or inability to act decisively.

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