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Japanese verb厳しい (kibishii) Conjugation
厳しい (kibishii) means “severe, strict, rigid”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 厳しくない, 厳しかった, 厳しくて. 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
- severe, strict, rigid
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 厳しい
- Reading
- きびしい
- Romaji
- kibishii
- Negative
- 厳しくない
- Past
- 厳しかった
- Te-form
- 厳しくて
- Adverb
- 厳しく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 厳しい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 厳しくない |
| Polite | 厳しいです |
| Polite negative | 厳しくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 厳しかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 厳しくなかった |
| Polite | 厳しかったです |
| Polite negative | 厳しくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 厳しくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 厳しくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 厳しければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 厳しくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 厳しかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 厳しくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 厳しく |
|---|
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- 残る (nokoru)to remain, to be left
- 試す (tamesu)to try, to have a try, to test
- 伸び悩む (nobinayamu)to be sluggish
- 振り込む (furikomu)to make a payment via bank deposit transfer
- 動かす (ugokasu)to move, to shift, to stir
About these tables
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