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Japanese verb赤い (akai) Conjugation
赤い (akai) means “red”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 赤くない, 赤かった, 赤くて. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- red
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 赤い
- Reading
- あかい
- Romaji
- akai
- Negative
- 赤くない
- Past
- 赤かった
- Te-form
- 赤くて
- Adverb
- 赤く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 赤い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 赤くない |
| Polite | 赤いです |
| Polite negative | 赤くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 赤かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 赤くなかった |
| Polite | 赤かったです |
| Polite negative | 赤くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 赤くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 赤くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 赤ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 赤くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 赤かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 赤くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 赤く |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- おいしい (oishii)delicious
- まずい (mazui)bad-tasting
- 忙しい (isogashii)busy
- かわいい (kawaii)cute
- 白い (shiroi)white
- 黒い (kuroi)black
- 青い (aoi)blue
- 明るい (akarui)bright, cheerful
- 暗い (kurai)dark
- 若い (wakai)young
- 痛い (itai)painful, sore
- 危ない (abunai)dangerous
About these tables
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