重(おも)たい

おもたい

i-adjective

heavy; weighty

See also: 重(おも)い (standard form)

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	重(おも)たい	重(おも)たくない
Past	重(おも)たかった	重(おも)たくなかった
て form	重(おも)たくて	重(おも)たくなくて
Adverbial	重(おも)たく	—
Conditional ば	重(おも)たければ	重(おも)たくなければ
Conditional たら	重(おも)たかったら	重(おも)たくなかったら

1. heavy; weighty

Physically heavy or weighty. A colloquial variant of 重い that emphasizes the subjective sensation of heaviness.

この荷物(にもつ)、重(おも)たい。

This luggage is heavy.

買(か)い物(もの)の袋(ふくろ)が重(おも)たくて腕(うで)が痛(いた)い。

The shopping bags are so heavy that my arms hurt.

食(た)べ過(す)ぎて胃(い)が重(おも)たく感(かん)じる。

I ate too much and my stomach feels heavy.

A colloquial form of 重(おも)い. While 重(おも)い is neutral and used in both spoken and written contexts, 重(おも)たい is primarily spoken and conveys a stronger sense of personal, physical sensation of heaviness.

Common collocations

荷物(にもつ)が重(おも)たい (the luggage is heavy)
足(あし)が重(おも)たい (one's legs feel heavy)
頭(あたま)が重(おも)たい (one's head feels heavy)

Usage

重(おも)たい sounds more casual and subjective than 重(おも)い. Use 重(おも)い in writing, measurements, and objective descriptions. Use 重(おも)たい when expressing how something feels to you personally.

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Added 2026.3.2 14:55 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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