もたもた
Frequency rank: 23,860. – 24,001.
- slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdlingonomatopoeic or mimetic word
adverb (fukushi); adverb taking the 'to' particle; noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Forms
- もたもたFrequency rank: 23,860. – 24,001.
- モタモタFrequency rank: 46,119. – 47,037.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
This refers to a manner of doing something that is characterized by slowness or lack of efficiency, often leading to delays or a sense of laziness.
Generated collocations (experimental)
もたもたするto move slowly / to be inefficientもたもたしているto be dawdling / to be slowしごと仕事でもたもたするto be inefficient at workもたもたしているとif you dawdleもたもたしているじかん時間がないthere's no time to be slowもたもたあるく歩くto walk slowlyもたもたゆう言うto speak slowly / to take a long time to speakいそいで急いでもたもたするto hurry but still be slowあたふたもたもたするto fumble around inefficientlyもたもたしているとなん何もできないif you dawdle, you won't get anything done
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