いi-adjective
bitter
nigai
meaning: is bitter
state
feeling
examples
このコーヒー、ちょっと苦いね。
kono koohii, chotto nigai ne.
This coffee is a bit bitter. casual
薬が苦くて、飲むのに時間がかかりました。
kusuri ga nigakute, nomu no ni jikan ga kakarimashita.
The medicine was bitter, so it took me a while to get it down. neutral