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Japanese verb遅い (osoi) Conjugation
遅い (osoi) means “late, slow”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 遅くない, 遅かった, 遅くて. 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
- late, slow
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 遅い
- Reading
- おそい
- Romaji
- osoi
- Negative
- 遅くない
- Past
- 遅かった
- Te-form
- 遅くて
- Adverb
- 遅く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 遅い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 遅くない |
| Polite | 遅いです |
| Polite negative | 遅くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 遅かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 遅くなかった |
| Polite | 遅かったです |
| Polite negative | 遅くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 遅くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 遅くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 遅ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 遅くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 遅かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 遅くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 遅く |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 長い (nagai)long
- 短い (mijikai)short
- 多い (ooi)many, a lot
- 少ない (sukunai)few, a little
- 早い (hayai)early
- 速い (hayai)fast
- 近い (chikai)near
- 遠い (tooi)far
- 広い (hiroi)wide, spacious
- 狭い (semai)narrow, cramped
- 重い (omoi)heavy
- 軽い (karui)light (weight)
About these tables
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