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