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Japanese verb速い (hayai) Conjugation
速い (hayai) means “fast”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 速くない, 速かった, 速くて. 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
- fast
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 速い
- Reading
- はやい
- Romaji
- hayai
- Negative
- 速くない
- Past
- 速かった
- Te-form
- 速くて
- Adverb
- 速く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 速い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 速くない |
| Polite | 速いです |
| Polite negative | 速くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 速かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 速くなかった |
| Polite | 速かったです |
| Polite negative | 速くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 速くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 速くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 速ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 速くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 速かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 速くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 速く |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 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
- 早い (hayai)early
- 遅い (osoi)late, slow
- 近い (chikai)near
- 遠い (tooi)far
- 広い (hiroi)wide, spacious
- 狭い (semai)narrow, cramped
- 重い (omoi)heavy
About these tables
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