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