In Japanese, "lazy" is 怠惰な (taida na). It is a adjective.
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怠惰な is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as taida na, it sounds roughly like "tah-ee-dah nah" to an English ear.
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Buy on Steam怠惰な is romanised as taida na. Say it roughly like "tah-ee-dah nah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
怠惰な is a na-adjective or noun-adjective. It is neutral in register and fits naturally in both casual and polite sentences. Add na before a noun, or use desu for a polite predicate.
怠惰な is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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