Yabai (やばい - Incredible)

Yabai

Japanese young people often use the word, 'yabai' (やばい).

'Yabai' is an adjective that represents a severe or extreme degree, and it can be used in both negative and positive contexts.

Originally, 'yabai' meant a dangerous or inconvenient situation.

It has changed to mean all negative situations and then to have a positive meaning as well.

'Yabai', containing both negative and positive meanings, would be translated into English as "incredible," "awesome," or "oh my gosh."

'Yabai' is also used as an exclamation, and in that case, it sometimes varies as 'yabaa' (やばっ) or 'yabba' (やっば).

やばい

日本の若者がよく使う言葉に「やばい」があります。

「やばい」は程度の甚だしさを示す形容詞であり、否定的な意味でも肯定的な意味でも使われます。

本来「やばい」は、危険や不都合な状況を意味する語でした。

これが否定的な状況全般を意味するようになり、さらには肯定的な意味も持つようになったというわけです。

肯定的にも否定的にも使える「やばい」を英語に翻訳すると、"incredible"、 "awesome"、 "oh my gosh" などになると思います。

「やばい」は感嘆詞としても使われ、その際「やばっ」や「やっば」のように変化することもあります。

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• Japanese young people often use the word, 'yabai' (やばい).
• Young Japanese people often use the word, 'yabai' (やばい).

• 'Yabai' is an adjective that represents a severe or extreme degree, and it can be used in both negative and positive contexts.
• 'Yabai' is an adjective that describes something extreme, and it can be used in both negative and positive contexts.

• Originally, 'yabai' meant a dangerous or inconvenient situation.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• It has changed to mean all negative situations and then to have a positive meaning as well.
• It has changed to refer to negative situations, and later it could also have a positive meaning as well.

• 'Yabai', containing both negative and positive meanings, would be translated into English as "incredible," "awesome," or "oh my gosh."
• 'Yabai', a word which contains both negative and positive meanings, could be translated into English as "incredible," "awesome," or "oh my gosh."

• 'Yabai' is also used as an exclamation, and in that case, it sometimes varies as 'yabaa' (やばっ) or 'yabba' (やっば).
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Yabai (やばい - Incredible)
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Yabai
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• Originally, 'yabai' meant a dangerous or inconvenient situation.
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

• It has changed to mean all negative situations and then to have a positive meaning as well.
• The word's meaning changed to refer to all negative situations and then changed again to have a positive meaning as well.

• 'Yabai' is also used as an exclamation, and in that case, it sometimes varies as 'yabaa' (やばっ) or 'yabba' (やっば).
• This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!

Great explanation.