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Japanese verb長い (nagai) Conjugation
長い (nagai) means “long”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 長くない, 長かった, 長くて. 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
- long
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 長い
- Reading
- ながい
- Romaji
- nagai
- Negative
- 長くない
- Past
- 長かった
- Te-form
- 長くて
- Adverb
- 長く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 長い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 長くない |
| Polite | 長いです |
| Polite negative | 長くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 長かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 長くなかった |
| Polite | 長かったです |
| Polite negative | 長くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 長くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 長くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 長ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 長くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 長かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 長くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 長く |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 暑い (atsui)hot (weather)
- 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)
- 短い (mijikai)short
- 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
About these tables
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