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Japanese verbかなわない (kanawanai) Conjugation
かなわない (kanawanai) means “no match for”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so かなわなくない, かなわなかった, かなわなくて. 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
- no match for
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- かなわない
- Romaji
- kanawanai
- Negative
- かなわなくない
- Past
- かなわなかった
- Te-form
- かなわなくて
- Adverb
- かなわなく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | かなわない |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かなわなくない |
| Polite | かなわないです |
| Polite negative | かなわなくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | かなわなかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かなわなくなかった |
| Polite | かなわなかったです |
| Polite negative | かなわなくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | かなわなくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かなわなくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | かなわなければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かなわなくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | かなわなかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かなわなくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | かなわなく |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 極まりない (kiwamarinai)extremely, in the extreme, knows no bounds
- にくい (nikui)difficult to ..., hard to ...
- 奥深い (okufukai)profound, deep
- 潔い (isagiyoi)gracious, graceful, honourable
- 厚い (atsui)thick, deep, heavy
- いけない (ikenai)bad, wrong, naughty
- か弱い (kayowai)weak, feeble, delicate
- きつい (kitsui)tough, hard, severe
- ぎこちない (gikochinai)awkward, clumsy, stiff
- くすぐったい (kusuguttai)ticklish
- しつこい (shitsukoi)insistent, obstinate, persistent
- しんどい (shindoi)tired, frazzled
About these tables
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