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Japanese verb細い (hosoi) Conjugation
細い (hosoi) means “thin, slender, fine”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 細くない, 細かった, 細くて. 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
- thin, slender, fine
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 細い
- Reading
- ほそい
- Romaji
- hosoi
- Negative
- 細くない
- Past
- 細かった
- Te-form
- 細くて
- Adverb
- 細く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 細い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 細くない |
| Polite | 細いです |
| Polite negative | 細くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 細かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 細くなかった |
| Polite | 細かったです |
| Polite negative | 細くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 細くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 細くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 細ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 細くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 細かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 細くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 細く |
|---|
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- 上る (noboru)to ascend, to go up, to climb
- 深まる (fukamaru)to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
About these tables
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