How to say pessimistic in Japanese

悲観的☆【ひかんてきhikanteki】 Inflection

adjectival noun:

  • pessimistic; gloomy

Example Sentences

病人byouninはha悲観的hikantekiになりninariがちgachiだda。
Sick people tend to be pessimistic.
彼kareはha非常にhijouni悲観的hikantekiでde希望kibouをwo持っていないmotteinai。
He is extremely pessimistic and has no aspirations.
彼kareはha悲観hikanするsuru傾向keikouがgaあるaru。
He has a tendency to be pessimistic.
楽観主義rakkanshugi者shaはha鏡kagamiをwoのぞきこんでnozokikondeますますmasumasu楽天的にrakutentekini、悲観論者hikanronshaはhaますますmasumasu悲観的hikantekiになるninaru。
The optimist looks into a mirror and becomes more optimistic, the pessimist more pessimistic.
トムTOMUってtte悲観hikan的tekiだdaとto思うomou。
I think Tom is pessimistic.

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