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Japanese verb悲しい (kanashii) Conjugation
悲しい (kanashii) means “sad”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 悲しくない, 悲しかった, 悲しくて. 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
- sad
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 悲しい
- Reading
- かなしい
- Romaji
- kanashii
- Negative
- 悲しくない
- Past
- 悲しかった
- Te-form
- 悲しくて
- Adverb
- 悲しく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 悲しい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 悲しくない |
| Polite | 悲しいです |
| Polite negative | 悲しくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 悲しかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 悲しくなかった |
| Polite | 悲しかったです |
| Polite negative | 悲しくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 悲しくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 悲しくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 悲しければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 悲しくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 悲しかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 悲しくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 悲しく |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 弱い (yowai)weak
- 難しい (muzukashii)difficult
- 易しい (yasashii)easy
- 優しい (yasashii)kind, gentle
- 楽しい (tanoshii)fun, enjoyable
- うれしい (ureshii)happy, glad
- 面白い (omoshiroi)interesting, funny
- つまらない (tsumaranai)boring
- おいしい (oishii)delicious
- まずい (mazui)bad-tasting
- 忙しい (isogashii)busy
- かわいい (kawaii)cute
About these tables
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