嫌
いや
disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant
na-adjective
Conjugation Table
Present
嫌だ
Negative
嫌じゃない
Past
嫌だった
Past Negative
嫌じゃなかった
Te Form
嫌で
Adverbial
嫌に
Conditional
嫌なら
Presumptive
嫌でしょう
Example Sentences
彼は嫌な人です。
He is a disagreeable person.
Kare wa iya na hito desu.
昨日の天気は嫌でした。
Yesterday's weather was unpleasant.
Kinou no tenki wa iya deshita.
この部屋は嫌じゃないです。
This room is not unpleasant.
Kono heya wa iya ja nai desu.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Na-Adjective Basics**: 嫌 (いや) is a na-adjective, so when you want to use it to describe a noun, you simply add な in between, like 嫌な人 (いやなひと) for "an unpleasant person."
•Negative Connotation**: Remember that 嫌 (いや) carries a strong negative feeling. Use it when you really want to express that something is disagreeable or unpleasant, not just mildly bothersome.
•Particle Pairing**: When using 嫌 (いや) in sentences, you'll often pair it with が (ga) or です (desu) for statements, such as 嫌です (いやです) meaning "I dislike it" or "It is unpleasant."
•Conjugation Note**: Unlike i-adjectives, na-adjectives like 嫌 (いや) do not change form for past tense or negative; instead, you modify the copula (です) as in 嫌でした (いやでした) for "was unpleasant" or 嫌ではありません (いやではありません) for "is not unpleasant."
•な-adjective: Uses な before nouns, conjugates like a noun