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Japanese verb賢い (kashikoi) Conjugation
賢い (kashikoi) means “wise, clever, smart”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 賢くない, 賢かった, 賢くて. 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
- wise, clever, smart
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 賢い
- Reading
- かしこい
- Romaji
- kashikoi
- Negative
- 賢くない
- Past
- 賢かった
- Te-form
- 賢くて
- Adverb
- 賢く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 賢い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 賢くない |
| Polite | 賢いです |
| Polite negative | 賢くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 賢かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 賢くなかった |
| Polite | 賢かったです |
| Polite negative | 賢くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 賢くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 賢くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 賢ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 賢くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 賢かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 賢くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 賢く |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- やかましい (yakamashii)noisy, loud, clamorous
- 気持ちいい (kimochiii)pleasant, comfortable, nice
- よろしい (yoroshii)good, OK, all right
- 虚しい (munashii)empty, void, vacant
- いやらしい (iyarashii)unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty
- みっともない (mittomonai)shameful, disgraceful, unsightly
- 厚かましい (atsukamashii)impudent, shameless, brazen
- きわどい (kiwadoi)risky, dangerous, hazardous
- 仕方ない (shikatanai)there's no way
- しょうがない (shouganai)there's no way
- うまい (umai)skillful, skilful, skilled
- 手早い (tebayai)nimble, quick, agile
About these tables
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