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Japanese verb愛しい (itoshii) Conjugation
愛しい (itoshii) means “lovely, dear, beloved”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 愛しくない, 愛しかった, 愛しくて. 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
- lovely, dear, beloved
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 愛しい
- Reading
- いとしい
- Romaji
- itoshii
- Negative
- 愛しくない
- Past
- 愛しかった
- Te-form
- 愛しくて
- Adverb
- 愛しく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 愛しい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 愛しくない |
| Polite | 愛しいです |
| Polite negative | 愛しくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 愛しかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 愛しくなかった |
| Polite | 愛しかったです |
| Polite negative | 愛しくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 愛しくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 愛しくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 愛しければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 愛しくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 愛しかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 愛しくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 愛しく |
|---|
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About these tables
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