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Japanese verb甘い (amai) Conjugation
甘い (amai) means “sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 甘くない, 甘かった, 甘くて. 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
- sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 甘い
- Reading
- あまい
- Romaji
- amai
- Negative
- 甘くない
- Past
- 甘かった
- Te-form
- 甘くて
- Adverb
- 甘く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 甘い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 甘くない |
| Polite | 甘いです |
| Polite negative | 甘くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 甘かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 甘くなかった |
| Polite | 甘かったです |
| Polite negative | 甘くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 甘くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 甘くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 甘ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 甘くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 甘かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 甘くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 甘く |
|---|
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- 安らぐ (yasuragu)to feel at ease
- 待たせる (mataseru)to keep waiting
- 混ぜ合わす (mazeawasu)to mix together, to blend, to compound
- 引き継ぐ (hikitsugu)to take over, to inherit, to succeed to
- 引き取る (hikitoru)to take into one's possession
- 壊す (kowasu)to break, to destroy, to demolish
- 誇る (hokoru)to boast of, to be proud of, to take pride in
- 譲り渡す (yuzuriwatasu)to hand over, to turn over, to cede
- 据える (sueru)to place, to fix, to set
- 盛る (moru)to serve, to dish out, to dish up
- 潜む (hisomu)to lurk, to be hidden, to be concealed
- 待ち受ける (machiukeru)to await, to wait for, to expect
About these tables
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