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Japanese verbらしい (rashii) Conjugation
らしい (rashii) means “seeming ..., appearing ...”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so らしくない, らしかった, 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
- seeming ..., appearing ...
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- らしい
- Romaji
- rashii
- Negative
- らしくない
- Past
- らしかった
- Te-form
- らしくて
- Adverb
- らしく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | らしい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | らしくない |
| Polite | らしいです |
| Polite negative | らしくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | らしかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | らしくなかった |
| Polite | らしかったです |
| Polite negative | らしくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | らしくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | らしくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | らしければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | らしくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | らしかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | らしくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | らしく |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- だらしない (darashinai)slovenly, sloppy, untidy
- だるい (darui)sluggish, languid, listless
- でかい (dekai)huge, big, enormous
- とんでもない (tondemonai)unthinkable, unexpected, absurd
- やばい (yabai)dangerous, risky
- ややこしい (yayakoshii)complicated, complex, intricate
- 悪賢い (warugashikoi)cunning, crafty, wily
- 安っぽい (yasuppoi)cheap-looking, tawdry, insignificant
- 易い (yasui)easy
- 煙い (kemui)smoky
- 煙たい (kemutai)smoky
- ぬるい (nurui)lukewarm, tepid
About these tables
The forms are built from Wiktionary's conjugation tables, and they are the ones the Japanese verb conjugation worksheet generator prints, so a chart or answer key made there matches this page. That page explains how the forms were checked.
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