へっちゃら
Appearance
Japanese
[edit]Alternative spelling |
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ヘッチャラ |
Etymology
[edit]Shift from 平ちゃら (hei chara).[1][2][3]
The gemination may suggest that this was originally an emphatic form; modern dictionaries treat this as essentially a synonym.[1][2][3]
First cited to 1952.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]へっちゃら • (hetchara) -na (adnominal へっちゃらな (hetchara na), adverbial へっちゃらに (hetchara ni))
- [1952] calm, composed, easygoing, unbothered
Usage notes
[edit]Although often translated in ways such as "it's no big deal", the Japanese term describes the mood of a person in relation to a situation or event, rather than the specifics of that situation or event.
- 大雨が降ってきてもへっちゃらなんだ。
- Ōame ga futte kite mo hetchara na n da.
- Even if a big rainstorm happens, it's no big deal → [I'm] not bothered about it.
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of へっちゃら
Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | へっちゃらだろ | hetchara daro | |
Continuative (連用形) | へっちゃらで | hetchara de | |
Terminal (終止形) | へっちゃらだ | hetchara da | |
Attributive (連体形) | へっちゃらな | hetchara na | |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | へっちゃらなら | hetchara nara | |
Imperative (命令形) | へっちゃらであれ | hetchara de are | |
Key constructions | |||
Informal negative | へっちゃらではない へっちゃらじゃない |
hetchara de wa nai hetchara ja nai | |
Informal past | へっちゃらだった | hetchara datta | |
Informal negative past | へっちゃらではなかった へっちゃらじゃなかった |
hetchara de wa nakatta hetchara ja nakatta | |
Formal | へっちゃらです | hetchara desu | |
Formal negative | へっちゃらではありません へっちゃらじゃありません |
hetchara de wa arimasen hetchara ja arimasen | |
Formal past | へっちゃらでした | hetchara deshita | |
Formal negative past | へっちゃらではありませんでした へっちゃらじゃありませんでした |
hetchara de wa arimasen deshita hetchara ja arimasen deshita | |
Conjunctive | へっちゃらで | hetchara de | |
Conditional | へっちゃらなら(ば) | hetchara nara (ba) | |
Provisional | へっちゃらだったら | hetchara dattara | |
Volitional | へっちゃらだろう | hetchara darō | |
Adverbial | へっちゃらに | hetchara ni | |
Degree | へっちゃらさ | hetcharasa |
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN