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[せつ()··]
setsunai
i adjective

English Meaning(s) for 切ない

i adjective
  1. painful; heartrending; trying
  2. oppressive; suffocating; miserable

Definition and Synonyms for 切ない

Painful causing physical or psychological pain
Synonyms: つらい, づらい, 切ない, 心苦しい, 悩ましげ, 痛い, 苦い, 苦しい, 辛い
Sore causing misery or pain or distress
Synonyms: つらい, づらい, 切ない, 心苦しい, 悲しい, 悲壮, 痛い, 苦しい, 辛い

Meanings for each kanji in 切ない

» cut; cutoff; be sharp

Stroke Order Diagrams for 切ない

Conjugations for 切ない

Adjective stem
[せつ()·]
setsuna
te-form
[せつ()···]
setsunakute
Negative te-form
[せつ()·····]
setsunakunakute
Adverbial Form
[せつ()··]
setsunaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[せつ()··]
setsunai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せつ()····]
setsunakunai
Past Indicative Form
[せつ()····]
setsunakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[せつ()······]
setsunakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[せつ()····]
setsunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せつ()······]
setsunakunakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[せつ()·····]
setsunakunakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[せつ()·····]
setsunakattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[せつ()·······]
setsunakunakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
[せつ()··]
setsunasa

Sample Sentences for 切ない

"Hey, what happened in the final episode of 'Tom and Mary'?" "They broke up, in the end. It was really bittersweet." "Oh my! And after being so deeply in love!"

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