Grow with Kitty

もったいない

mottainai

common

English

wasteful

नेपाली

खेर जाने / मूल्यवान्

Examples

  1. 食たべ物ものを捨すてるのはもったいないです。

    It's such a waste to throw food away.

  2. もったいないから、全部ぜんぶ食たべます。

    It'd be a waste not to, so I'll eat it all.

  3. せっかく買かったのに、使つかわないなんてもったいない。

    You went to the trouble of buying it, and you're not using it? What a waste.

How to write it

This word is written in kana only — no kanji to draw.

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