ちょろい
ちょろい
i-adjective
easy, simple, a piece of cake
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ちょろい | ちょろくない |
| Past | ちょろかった | ちょろくなかった |
| て form | ちょろくて | ちょろくなくて |
| Adverbial | ちょろく | — |
| Conditional ば | ちょろければ | ちょろくなければ |
| Conditional たら | ちょろかったら | ちょろくなかったら |
1.
easy, simple, a piece of cake
A casual way to say something is very easy or not challenging at all. Can also imply that someone is easy to fool or manipulate.
こんなの、ちょろいよ。
This is a piece of cake.
試験はちょろかった。
The exam was super easy.
あいつはちょろいからすぐ騙せる。
He's a pushover, so you can fool him easily.
ちょろいと思ったら大間違いだぞ。
If you think this is easy, you're dead wrong.
ちょろい is a casual/slang i-adjective meaning something is extremely easy or no challenge at all. Much more emphatic and informal than 簡単 or 易しい.
TWO USES:
1. About tasks: extremely easy, a piece of cake
2. About people: easy to fool, gullible, a pushover (rude)
FORMS:
- Past: ちょろかった (was easy)
- Negative: ちょろくない (not easy)
- Adverbial: ちょろく (easily)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- ちょろいもんだ: it's a cinch
- ちょろいと思うな: don't think it'll be easy
- 楽勝、ちょろい: easy win, piece of cake
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 簡単: easy (neutral, standard)
- 易しい: easy, simple (standard)
- 楽勝: easy win (casual)
- 朝飯前: a piece of cake (idiomatic)
REGISTER:
Very casual/slang. Not appropriate for formal situations.