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Japanese verb臭い (kusai) Conjugation
臭い (kusai) means “stinking, smelly”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 臭くない, 臭かった, 臭くて. 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
- stinking, smelly
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 臭い
- Reading
- くさい
- Romaji
- kusai
- Negative
- 臭くない
- Past
- 臭かった
- Te-form
- 臭くて
- Adverb
- 臭く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 臭い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 臭くない |
| Polite | 臭いです |
| Polite negative | 臭くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 臭かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 臭くなかった |
| Polite | 臭かったです |
| Polite negative | 臭くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 臭くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 臭くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 臭ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 臭くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 臭かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 臭くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 臭く |
|---|
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- すごい (sugoi)terrible, dreadful
- もろい (moroi)brittle, fragile, weak
About these tables
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