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Japanese verb狭い (semai) Conjugation
狭い (semai) means “narrow, cramped”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 狭くない, 狭かった, 狭くて. 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
- narrow, cramped
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 狭い
- Reading
- せまい
- Romaji
- semai
- Negative
- 狭くない
- Past
- 狭かった
- Te-form
- 狭くて
- Adverb
- 狭く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 狭い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 狭くない |
| Polite | 狭いです |
| Polite negative | 狭くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 狭かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 狭くなかった |
| Polite | 狭かったです |
| Polite negative | 狭くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 狭くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 狭くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 狭ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 狭くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 狭かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 狭くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 狭く |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 早い (hayai)early
- 速い (hayai)fast
- 遅い (osoi)late, slow
- 近い (chikai)near
- 遠い (tooi)far
- 広い (hiroi)wide, spacious
- 重い (omoi)heavy
- 軽い (karui)light (weight)
- 強い (tsuyoi)strong
- 弱い (yowai)weak
- 難しい (muzukashii)difficult
- 易しい (yasashii)easy
About these tables
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