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