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Japanese verb小さい (chiisai) Conjugation
小さい (chiisai) means “small”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 小さくない, 小さかった, 小さくて. 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
- small
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 小さい
- Reading
- ちいさい
- Romaji
- chiisai
- Negative
- 小さくない
- Past
- 小さかった
- Te-form
- 小さくて
- Adverb
- 小さく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 小さい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 小さくない |
| Polite | 小さいです |
| Polite negative | 小さくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 小さかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 小さくなかった |
| Polite | 小さかったです |
| Polite negative | 小さくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 小さくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 小さくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 小さければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 小さくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 小さかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 小さくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 小さく |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 生まれる (umareru)to be born
- くださる (kudasaru)to give (to me, honorific)
- いらっしゃる (irassharu)to come, to go, to be (honorific)
- おっしゃる (ossharu)to say (honorific)
- いい (ii)good
- 大きい (ookii)big
- 新しい (atarashii)new
- 古い (furui)old (things)
- 高い (takai)expensive, tall, high
- 安い (yasui)cheap
- 低い (hikui)low, short
- 暑い (atsui)hot (weather)
About these tables
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