Japanese verb

明るい (akarui) Conjugation

明るい (akarui) means “bright, cheerful”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 明るくない, 明るかった, 明るくて. 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: bright, cheerful
Type: い-adjective
Dictionary form: 明るい
Reading: あかるい
Romaji: akarui
Negative: 明るくない
Past: 明るかった
Te-form: 明るくて
Adverb: 明るく

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Basic forms

Present現在形・辞書形

Plain	明るい
Plain negative	明るくない
Polite	明るいです
Polite negative	明るくないです

Past過去形・た形

Plain	明るかった
Plain negative	明るくなかった
Polite	明るかったです
Polite negative	明るくなかったです

Te-formて形

Plain	明るくて
Plain negative	明るくなくて

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Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば

Plain	明るければ
Plain negative	明るくなければ

Conditional (-tara)たら

Plain	明るかったら
Plain negative	明るくなかったら

Adjectives

Adverb (adjectives)連用形

Adverb	明るく

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