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