おめでたい
happy, auspicious, a matter for congratulation; (of a person) too trusting, naive
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Examples
それはおめでたいニュースですね。
それはおめでたいニュースですね。
That's happy news, isn't it?
結婚と就職が重なって、おめでたいことが続いた。
けっこんとしゅうしょくがかさなって、おめでたいことがつづいた。
With a wedding and a new job at once, the happy occasions kept coming.
そんな話にだまされるなんて、よくよくおめでたいね。
そんなはなしにだまされるなんて、よくよくおめでたいね。
You must be very naive to be taken in by such a story.
Common patterns
- おめでたいこと
- a happy occasion
- おめでたい日
- an auspicious day
- おめでたい話
- happy news (often: a pregnancy)
Memory tip
Two senses that pull in opposite directions: said of an event it is warm congratulation, but said of a person (あいつはおめでたい) it sneers that they believe anything. おめでた as a noun is a polite way of saying someone is pregnant.
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