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Japanese verb意外 (igai) Conjugation
意外 (igai) means “unexpected, surprising, unanticipated”. It is a な-adjective verb. It is a な-adjective: it takes な before a noun (意外な) and だ or です after it, so 意外だ, 意外でした, 意外に. 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
- unexpected, surprising, unanticipated
- Type
- な-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 意外
- Reading
- いがい
- Romaji
- igai
- Negative
- 意外じゃない
- Past
- 意外だった
- Te-form
- 意外で
- Adverb
- 意外に
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 意外だ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 意外じゃない / 意外ではない |
| Polite | 意外です |
| Polite negative | 意外じゃありません / 意外ではありません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 意外だった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 意外じゃなかった / 意外ではなかった |
| Polite | 意外でした |
| Polite negative | 意外じゃありませんでした / 意外ではありませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 意外で |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 意外じゃなくて / 意外ではなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 意外なら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 意外でなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 意外だったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 意外じゃなかったら / 意外ではなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 意外に |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 変わらない (kawaranai)constant, invariant
- 変わる (kawaru)to change, to be transformed, to be altered
- 本格的 (honkakuteki)genuine, real, authentic
- 勝る (masaru)to excel, to surpass, to exceed
- 最終的 (saishuuteki)final, eventual, ultimate
- 圧倒的 (attouteki)overwhelming
- 異例 (irei)exceptional, unusual, extraordinary
- 楽しみ (tanoshimi)enjoyment, pleasure, amusement
- 完全 (kanzen)perfect, complete
- 貴重 (kichou)precious, valuable
- 巨額 (kyogaku)huge sum, enormous sum, massive amount
- 巨大 (kyodai)huge, gigantic, enormous
About these tables
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