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