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Japanese verbにくい (nikui) Conjugation
にくい (nikui) means “difficult to ..., hard to ...”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so にくくない, にくかった, にくくて. 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 to ..., hard to ...
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- にくい
- Romaji
- nikui
- Negative
- にくくない
- Past
- にくかった
- Te-form
- にくくて
- Adverb
- にくく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | にくい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | にくくない |
| Polite | にくいです |
| Polite negative | にくくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | にくかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | にくくなかった |
| Polite | にくかったです |
| Polite negative | にくくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | にくくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | にくくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | にくければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | にくくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | にくかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | にくくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | にくく |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 慌ただしい (awatadashii)busy, hectic, hurried
- 数え切れない (kazoekirenai)countless, incalculable
- 恥ずかしい (hazukashii)embarrassing, embarrassed, ashamed
- 物足りない (monotarinai)unsatisfied
- 痛々しい (itaitashii)pitiful, pathetic, painful
- 極まりない (kiwamarinai)extremely, in the extreme, knows no bounds
- 奥深い (okufukai)profound, deep
- 潔い (isagiyoi)gracious, graceful, honourable
- 厚い (atsui)thick, deep, heavy
- いけない (ikenai)bad, wrong, naughty
- かなわない (kanawanai)no match for
- か弱い (kayowai)weak, feeble, delicate
About these tables
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