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The Japanese word

つまらない
is pronounced
tsumaranai | つまらない
means
insignificant, boring, trifling
Examples:
僕はつまらない奴さ。
boku wa tsumaranai yatsu sa.
I'm boring. | I am boring.
この小説はつまらない。
kono shōsetsu wa tsumaranai.
This novel is boring.
つまらない章は飛ばせ。
tsumaranai shō wa toba se.
Skip the boring chapters.
今日のテレビつまらない。
kyō no terebi tsumaranai.
TV's boring today.
家にいるのはつまらない。
ie ni iru no wa tsumaranai.
Staying home isn't fun. | Staying at home is boring. | It's boring to stay at home.
このビデオはつまらないよ。
kono bideo wa tsumaranai yo.
This video is boring.
仕事は退屈でつまらないです。
shigoto wa taikutsu de tsumaranai desu.
My job is dull and boring.
つまらない試合に飽きてきた。
tsumaranai shiai ni aki te ki ta.
I'm getting tired of the dull game. | I've gotten tired of watching this boring game. | I've grown tired of watching this uninteresting match.
彼の新しい映画はつまらない。
kare no atarashī eiga wa tsumaranai.
His new film is boring.
私は彼の小説をつまらないと思う。
watashi wa kare no shōsetsu o tsumaranai to omō.
I think little of his novel. | I think his novel is boring. | I think that his novel is boring.
外国語を学習するのはつまらないよ。
gaikoku go o gakushū suru no wa tsumaranai yo.
Learning foreign languages is boring.
トムはどうしようもなくつまらない人間だ。
tomu wa dō shiyō mo naku tsumaranai ningen da.
Tom is boring beyond help.
最初は難しかったけど、今はただつまらないんだなぁ。
saisho wa muzukashikatta kedo, ima wa tada tsumaranain da nā.
It was hard when I first started, but now it's just boring. | It was hard at first, but now it's kind of dull.
はっきり言って、トムのスピーチはいつもつまらないの。
hakkiri itte, tomu no supīchi wa itsumo tsumaranai no.
Frankly speaking, Tom's speeches are always boring.
少年達はキャロルのことをつまらない人間だと思っていた。
shōnen tachi wa kyaroru no koto o tsumaranai ningen da to omotte i ta.
All the boys thought Carol was a boring person.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org