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Japanese verb近い (chikai) Conjugation
近い (chikai) means “near”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 近くない, 近かった, 近くて. 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
- near
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 近い
- Reading
- ちかい
- Romaji
- chikai
- Negative
- 近くない
- Past
- 近かった
- Te-form
- 近くて
- Adverb
- 近く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 近い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 近くない |
| Polite | 近いです |
| Polite negative | 近くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 近かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 近くなかった |
| Polite | 近かったです |
| Polite negative | 近くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 近くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 近くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 近ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 近くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 近かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 近くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 近く |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 短い (mijikai)short
- 多い (ooi)many, a lot
- 少ない (sukunai)few, a little
- 早い (hayai)early
- 速い (hayai)fast
- 遅い (osoi)late, slow
- 遠い (tooi)far
- 広い (hiroi)wide, spacious
- 狭い (semai)narrow, cramped
- 重い (omoi)heavy
- 軽い (karui)light (weight)
- 強い (tsuyoi)strong
About these tables
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