平(ひら)たい

ひらたい
i-adjective
flat; level; plain
literarydescriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present平(ひら)たい平(ひら)たくない
Past平(ひら)たかった平(ひら)たくなかった
て form平(ひら)たくて平(ひら)たくなくて
Adverbial平(ひら)たく—
Conditional ば平(ひら)たければ平(ひら)たくなければ
Conditional たら平(ひら)たかったら平(ひら)たくなかったら
1. flat; level; even
Having a surface without bumps, curves, or protrusions. Physically flat or level.
I picked up a flat stone and skipped it across the water.
This region has a lot of flat land.
I placed the cake on a flat plate.
2. plain; simple; easy to understand
Expressed in simple, straightforward terms without complexity or jargon.
平(ひら)たく言(い)えば、失敗(しっぱい)だったということだ。
To put it plainly, it was a failure.
Could you explain it in plain terms without using difficult words?
平(ひら)たく言(い)うと、お金(かね)が足(た)りないということです。
To put it simply, we don't have enough money.
  • 平(ひら)たい → 平(ひら)たくない (negative)
  • 平(ひら)たい → 平(ひら)たく (adverbial form)
  • 平(ひら)たい → 平(ひら)たかった (past)

Usage

Sense 1 describes physical flatness:

Sense 2 is used in the expression 平(ひら)たく言(い)う (to put it simply/plainly).

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