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Japanese verb憎らしい (nikurashii) Conjugation
憎らしい (nikurashii) means “odious, hateful, detestable”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 憎らしくない, 憎らしかった, 憎らしくて. 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
- odious, hateful, detestable
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 憎らしい
- Reading
- にくらしい
- Romaji
- nikurashii
- Negative
- 憎らしくない
- Past
- 憎らしかった
- Te-form
- 憎らしくて
- Adverb
- 憎らしく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 憎らしい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 憎らしくない |
| Polite | 憎らしいです |
| Polite negative | 憎らしくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 憎らしかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 憎らしくなかった |
| Polite | 憎らしかったです |
| Polite negative | 憎らしくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 憎らしくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 憎らしくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 憎らしければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 憎らしくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 憎らしかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 憎らしくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 憎らしく |
|---|
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- 大人っぽい (otonappoi)grown-up, mature, adult
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About these tables
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