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Japanese verbかわいい (kawaii) Conjugation
かわいい (kawaii) means “cute”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so かわいくない, かわいかった, かわいくて. 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
- cute
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- かわいい
- Romaji
- kawaii
- Negative
- かわいくない
- Past
- かわいかった
- Te-form
- かわいくて
- Adverb
- かわいく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | かわいい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かわいくない |
| Polite | かわいいです |
| Polite negative | かわいくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | かわいかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かわいくなかった |
| Polite | かわいかったです |
| Polite negative | かわいくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | かわいくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かわいくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | かわいければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かわいくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | かわいかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かわいくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | かわいく |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 悲しい (kanashii)sad
- 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
- 白い (shiroi)white
- 黒い (kuroi)black
- 赤い (akai)red
- 青い (aoi)blue
- 明るい (akarui)bright, cheerful
- 暗い (kurai)dark
About these tables
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