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Japanese verbか弱い (kayowai) Conjugation
か弱い (kayowai) means “weak, feeble, delicate”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so か弱くない, か弱かった, か弱くて. 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
- weak, feeble, delicate
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- か弱い
- Reading
- かよわい
- Romaji
- kayowai
- Negative
- か弱くない
- Past
- か弱かった
- Te-form
- か弱くて
- Adverb
- か弱く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | か弱い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | か弱くない |
| Polite | か弱いです |
| Polite negative | か弱くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | か弱かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | か弱くなかった |
| Polite | か弱かったです |
| Polite negative | か弱くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | か弱くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | か弱くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | か弱ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | か弱くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | か弱かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | か弱くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | か弱く |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- にくい (nikui)difficult to ..., hard to ...
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- 潔い (isagiyoi)gracious, graceful, honourable
- 厚い (atsui)thick, deep, heavy
- いけない (ikenai)bad, wrong, naughty
- かなわない (kanawanai)no match for
- 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
- そそっかしい (sosokkashii)careless, thoughtless, hasty
About these tables
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