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Japanese verb好ましい (konomashii) Conjugation
好ましい (konomashii) means “nice, likeable, desirable”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 好ましくない, 好ましかった, 好ましくて. 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
- nice, likeable, desirable
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 好ましい
- Reading
- このましい
- Romaji
- konomashii
- Negative
- 好ましくない
- Past
- 好ましかった
- Te-form
- 好ましくて
- Adverb
- 好ましく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 好ましい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 好ましくない |
| Polite | 好ましいです |
| Polite negative | 好ましくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 好ましかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 好ましくなかった |
| Polite | 好ましかったです |
| Polite negative | 好ましくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 好ましくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 好ましくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 好ましければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 好ましくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 好ましかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 好ましくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 好ましく |
|---|
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About these tables
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