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Japanese verb古い (furui) Conjugation
古い (furui) means “old (things)”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 古くない, 古かった, 古くて. 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
- old (things)
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 古い
- Reading
- ふるい
- Romaji
- furui
- Negative
- 古くない
- Past
- 古かった
- Te-form
- 古くて
- Adverb
- 古く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 古い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 古くない |
| Polite | 古いです |
| Polite negative | 古くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 古かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 古くなかった |
| Polite | 古かったです |
| Polite negative | 古くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 古くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 古くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 古ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 古くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 古かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 古くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 古く |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 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
- 小さい (chiisai)small
- 新しい (atarashii)new
- 高い (takai)expensive, tall, high
- 安い (yasui)cheap
- 低い (hikui)low, short
- 暑い (atsui)hot (weather)
- 寒い (samui)cold (weather)
- 暖かい (atatakai)warm
About these tables
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