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Japanese verb難しい (muzukashii) Conjugation
難しい (muzukashii) means “difficult”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 難しくない, 難しかった, 難しくて. 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
- difficult
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 難しい
- Reading
- むずかしい
- Romaji
- muzukashii
- Negative
- 難しくない
- Past
- 難しかった
- Te-form
- 難しくて
- Adverb
- 難しく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 難しい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 難しくない |
| Polite | 難しいです |
| Polite negative | 難しくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 難しかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 難しくなかった |
| Polite | 難しかったです |
| Polite negative | 難しくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 難しくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 難しくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 難しければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 難しくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 難しかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 難しくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 難しく |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 広い (hiroi)wide, spacious
- 狭い (semai)narrow, cramped
- 重い (omoi)heavy
- 軽い (karui)light (weight)
- 強い (tsuyoi)strong
- 弱い (yowai)weak
- 易しい (yasashii)easy
- 優しい (yasashii)kind, gentle
- 楽しい (tanoshii)fun, enjoyable
- うれしい (ureshii)happy, glad
- 悲しい (kanashii)sad
- 面白い (omoshiroi)interesting, funny
About these tables
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