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Japanese verb黒い (kuroi) Conjugation
黒い (kuroi) means “black”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 黒くない, 黒かった, 黒くて. 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
- black
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 黒い
- Reading
- くろい
- Romaji
- kuroi
- Negative
- 黒くない
- Past
- 黒かった
- Te-form
- 黒くて
- Adverb
- 黒く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 黒い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 黒くない |
| Polite | 黒いです |
| Polite negative | 黒くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 黒かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 黒くなかった |
| Polite | 黒かったです |
| Polite negative | 黒くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 黒くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 黒くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 黒ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 黒くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 黒かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 黒くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 黒く |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- つまらない (tsumaranai)boring
- おいしい (oishii)delicious
- まずい (mazui)bad-tasting
- 忙しい (isogashii)busy
- かわいい (kawaii)cute
- 白い (shiroi)white
- 赤い (akai)red
- 青い (aoi)blue
- 明るい (akarui)bright, cheerful
- 暗い (kurai)dark
- 若い (wakai)young
- 痛い (itai)painful, sore
About these tables
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