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Japanese verb細かい (komakai) Conjugation
細かい (komakai) means “small”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 細かくない, 細かかった, 細かくて. 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
- small
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 細かい
- Reading
- こまかい
- Romaji
- komakai
- Negative
- 細かくない
- Past
- 細かかった
- Te-form
- 細かくて
- Adverb
- 細かく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 細かい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 細かくない |
| Polite | 細かいです |
| Polite negative | 細かくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 細かかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 細かくなかった |
| Polite | 細かかったです |
| Polite negative | 細かくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 細かくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 細かくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 細かければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 細かくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 細かかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 細かくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 細かく |
|---|
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About these tables
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