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Japanese verb苦しい (kurushii) Conjugation
苦しい (kurushii) means “painful, difficult, tough”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 苦しくない, 苦しかった, 苦しくて. 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
- painful, difficult, tough
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 苦しい
- Reading
- くるしい
- Romaji
- kurushii
- Negative
- 苦しくない
- Past
- 苦しかった
- Te-form
- 苦しくて
- Adverb
- 苦しく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 苦しい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦しくない |
| Polite | 苦しいです |
| Polite negative | 苦しくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 苦しかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦しくなかった |
| Polite | 苦しかったです |
| Polite negative | 苦しくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 苦しくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦しくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 苦しければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦しくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 苦しかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦しくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 苦しく |
|---|
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- 詰まらせる (tsumaraseru)to clog, to block, to choke up
- 詰まる (tsumaru)to be packed, to be filled, to be full
- 強いる (shiiru)to force, to compel, to coerce
- 禁じる (kinjiru)to forbid, to ban, to prohibit
- 計り知れない (hakarishirenai)unfathomable, inestimable, immeasurable
- 厳しい (kibishii)severe, strict, rigid
- 根ざす (nezasu)to come from, to have roots in
- 残る (nokoru)to remain, to be left
- 試す (tamesu)to try, to have a try, to test
- 伸び悩む (nobinayamu)to be sluggish
About these tables
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