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Japanese verb醜い (minikui) Conjugation
醜い (minikui) means “ugly, unattractive, bad-looking”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 醜くない, 醜かった, 醜くて. 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
- ugly, unattractive, bad-looking
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 醜い
- Reading
- みにくい
- Romaji
- minikui
- Negative
- 醜くない
- Past
- 醜かった
- Te-form
- 醜くて
- Adverb
- 醜く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 醜い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 醜くない |
| Polite | 醜いです |
| Polite negative | 醜くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 醜かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 醜くなかった |
| Polite | 醜かったです |
| Polite negative | 醜くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 醜くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 醜くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 醜ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 醜くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 醜かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 醜くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 醜く |
|---|
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- 手厚い (teatsui)warm, kind, cordial
- 痛ましい (itamashii)pitiful, heartbreaking, heartrending
- 四角い (shikakui)square, rectangular
- 湿っぽい (shimeppoi)damp, humid, wet
- 小高い (kodakai)slightly elevated
- めまぐるしい (memagurushii)dizzying, rapid, drastic
- 芳しい (kanbashii)sweet-smelling, fragrant, aromatic
- 悔しい (kuyashii)frustrated, annoyed, chagrined
- 程遠い (hodotooi)far away, far off
About these tables
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