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Japanese verb短い (mijikai) Conjugation
短い (mijikai) means “short”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 短くない, 短かった, 短くて. 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
- short
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 短い
- Reading
- みじかい
- Romaji
- mijikai
- Negative
- 短くない
- Past
- 短かった
- Te-form
- 短くて
- Adverb
- 短く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 短い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 短くない |
| Polite | 短いです |
| Polite negative | 短くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 短かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 短くなかった |
| Polite | 短かったです |
| Polite negative | 短くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 短くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 短くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 短ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 短くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 短かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 短くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 短く |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 寒い (samui)cold (weather)
- 暖かい (atatakai)warm
- 涼しい (suzushii)cool
- 熱い (atsui)hot (to the touch)
- 冷たい (tsumetai)cold (to the touch)
- 長い (nagai)long
- 多い (ooi)many, a lot
- 少ない (sukunai)few, a little
- 早い (hayai)early
- 速い (hayai)fast
- 遅い (osoi)late, slow
- 近い (chikai)near
About these tables
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