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