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Japanese

つまらない

Romaji tsumaranai

JLPT N5 Common word

Definitions

01i-adjective

usually kana

dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious

02i-adjective

03i-adjective

usually kana

absurd; foolish; silly; stupid

04i-adjective

Examples

あの新しい映画は、つまらんかった。

That new movie was a bummer.

Tatoeba #230825

あの男はよくつまらぬことで誰にでも因縁をつける。

He often uses the slightest thing as a pretext for a fight with anybody.

Tatoeba #230602

彼はつまらない男だ。

He's nothing.

Tatoeba #111879

Other forms

詰らない詰まらない

Source

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