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Japanese word 物体ない: wasteful / too good to use / unworthy of. Meanings and example sentences.

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物体ない (もったいない): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

物体ない (もったいない) means wasteful / too good to use / unworthy of.

See example sentences below.

物体ない at a glance

物体ない
もったいないmottainai
N1adj
wasteful / too good to use / unworthy of
物体ないもったいないmottainaiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 物体ない

Core meaning

wasteful / too good to use / unworthy of

Basic example sentences

Example 1

まだ食べられるのに捨てるのはもったいない。

Translation

It's wasteful to throw away food that can still be eaten.

Example 2

そんな高価なプレゼントをもらってももったいない。

Translation

It's too good for me to receive such an expensive gift.

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