i-adjective

rough

arai

meaning: is rough

state

feeling

examples

あのひと言葉ことばづかいがあらい。

ano hito wa kotobazukai ga arai.

That person's way of speaking is rough. casual

台風たいふうは、うみがとてもあらかったです。

taifuu no hi wa, umi ga totemo arakatta desu.

On the day of the typhoon the sea was very rough. neutral