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Japanese verbぎこちない (gikochinai) Conjugation
ぎこちない (gikochinai) means “awkward, clumsy, stiff”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so ぎこちなくない, ぎこちなかった, ぎこちなくて. 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
- awkward, clumsy, stiff
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- ぎこちない
- Romaji
- gikochinai
- Negative
- ぎこちなくない
- Past
- ぎこちなかった
- Te-form
- ぎこちなくて
- Adverb
- ぎこちなく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | ぎこちない |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | ぎこちなくない |
| Polite | ぎこちないです |
| Polite negative | ぎこちなくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | ぎこちなかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | ぎこちなくなかった |
| Polite | ぎこちなかったです |
| Polite negative | ぎこちなくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | ぎこちなくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | ぎこちなくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | ぎこちなければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | ぎこちなくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | ぎこちなかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | ぎこちなくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | ぎこちなく |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 潔い (isagiyoi)gracious, graceful, honourable
- 厚い (atsui)thick, deep, heavy
- いけない (ikenai)bad, wrong, naughty
- かなわない (kanawanai)no match for
- か弱い (kayowai)weak, feeble, delicate
- きつい (kitsui)tough, hard, severe
- くすぐったい (kusuguttai)ticklish
- しつこい (shitsukoi)insistent, obstinate, persistent
- しんどい (shindoi)tired, frazzled
- そそっかしい (sosokkashii)careless, thoughtless, hasty
- だらしない (darashinai)slovenly, sloppy, untidy
- だるい (darui)sluggish, languid, listless
About these tables
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