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Japanese verb切ない (setsunai) Conjugation
切ない (setsunai) means “painful, heartrending, trying”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 切なくない, 切なかった, 切なくて. 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
- painful, heartrending, trying
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 切ない
- Reading
- せつない
- Romaji
- setsunai
- Negative
- 切なくない
- Past
- 切なかった
- Te-form
- 切なくて
- Adverb
- 切なく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 切ない |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 切なくない |
| Polite | 切ないです |
| Polite negative | 切なくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 切なかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 切なくなかった |
| Polite | 切なかったです |
| Polite negative | 切なくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 切なくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 切なくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 切なければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 切なくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 切なかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 切なくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 切なく |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 重たい (omotai)heavy, weighty
- 心地よい (kokochiyoi)comfortable, pleasant
- つらい (tsurai)painful, bitter, heart-breaking
- みずみずしい (mizumizushii)fresh and youthful, lively, vibrant
- すごい (sugoi)terrible, dreadful
- もろい (moroi)brittle, fragile, weak
- きりがない (kiriganai)endless, boundless, innumerable
- 羨ましい (urayamashii)envious, jealous
- ふさわしい (fusawashii)appropriate, adequate, suitable
- 憎らしい (nikurashii)odious, hateful, detestable
- 待ち遠しい (machidooshii)longed-for, anxiously awaited
- おとなしい (otonashii)gentle, quiet, mild
About these tables
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