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Japanese verb早い (hayai) Conjugation
早い (hayai) means “early”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 早くない, 早かった, 早くて. 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
- early
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 早い
- Reading
- はやい
- Romaji
- hayai
- Negative
- 早くない
- Past
- 早かった
- Te-form
- 早くて
- Adverb
- 早く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 早い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 早くない |
| Polite | 早いです |
| Polite negative | 早くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 早かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 早くなかった |
| Polite | 早かったです |
| Polite negative | 早くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 早くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 早くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 早ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 早くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 早かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 早くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 早く |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 熱い (atsui)hot (to the touch)
- 冷たい (tsumetai)cold (to the touch)
- 長い (nagai)long
- 短い (mijikai)short
- 多い (ooi)many, a lot
- 少ない (sukunai)few, a little
- 速い (hayai)fast
- 遅い (osoi)late, slow
- 近い (chikai)near
- 遠い (tooi)far
- 広い (hiroi)wide, spacious
- 狭い (semai)narrow, cramped
About these tables
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