Basic Japanese Phrases – It hurts – 痛い

Basic Japanese Phrases: Ouch! – 痛い – Review Notes

Today we learned how to say “ouch!” or “it hurts” in Japanese. In this review we will learn some other ways that the word 痛い (itai) is used.

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Today’s Quick Japanese Phrase is:

★　When used like this, 痛い (いたい – itai) is translated as “ouch” or “ow”

★　The word 痛い (itai) can be used in many situations. When it is used in a longer sentence, it translates as “hurts.” For example:

頭が痛いです。

atama ga itai desu.

My head hurts.

★　You can substitute any body part in for 頭 (atama – head) to say that something hurts.

★　Grammatically, 痛い (itai) is an i-adjective, which means that it is conjugated in the following ways:

痛くない (itakunai) – (it) doesn’t hurt

痛かった (itakatta) – (it) hurt

痛くなかった (itakunakatta) – (it) didn’t hurt

Click here to learn more about Japanese adjectives.

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