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Japanese verb苦い (nigai) Conjugation
苦い (nigai) means “bitter”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 苦くない, 苦かった, 苦くて. 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
- bitter
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 苦い
- Reading
- にがい
- Romaji
- nigai
- Negative
- 苦くない
- Past
- 苦かった
- Te-form
- 苦くて
- Adverb
- 苦く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 苦い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦くない |
| Polite | 苦いです |
| Polite negative | 苦くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 苦かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦くなかった |
| Polite | 苦かったです |
| Polite negative | 苦くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 苦くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 苦ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 苦かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 苦く |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 早める (hayameru)to bring forward, to advance, to hasten
- 分かれる (wakareru)to branch, to fork, to diverge
- 鋭い (surudoi)sharp, pointed
- 殴る (naguru)to strike, to hit, to beat
- 改める (aratameru)to change, to alter, to revise
- 耐える (taeru)to bear, to stand, to endure
- 好ましい (konomashii)nice, likeable, desirable
- 深める (fukameru)to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
- 切らす (kirasu)to run out of
- 切る (kiru)to cut, to cut through, to perform
- 争う (arasou)to compete, to contest, to contend
- 打ち出す (uchidasu)to emboss
About these tables
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