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Japanese verbきつい (kitsui) Conjugation
きつい (kitsui) means “tough, hard, severe”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so きつくない, きつかった, きつくて. 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
- tough, hard, severe
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- きつい
- Romaji
- kitsui
- Negative
- きつくない
- Past
- きつかった
- Te-form
- きつくて
- Adverb
- きつく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | きつい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | きつくない |
| Polite | きついです |
| Polite negative | きつくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | きつかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | きつくなかった |
| Polite | きつかったです |
| Polite negative | きつくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | きつくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | きつくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | きつければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | きつくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | きつかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | きつくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | きつく |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 奥深い (okufukai)profound, deep
- 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
- か弱い (kayowai)weak, feeble, delicate
- 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
- だらしない (darashinai)slovenly, sloppy, untidy
About these tables
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