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Japanese verb少ない (sukunai) Conjugation
少ない (sukunai) means “few, a little”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 少なくない, 少なかった, 少なくて. 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
- few, a little
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 少ない
- Reading
- すくない
- Romaji
- sukunai
- Negative
- 少なくない
- Past
- 少なかった
- Te-form
- 少なくて
- Adverb
- 少なく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 少ない |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 少なくない |
| Polite | 少ないです |
| Polite negative | 少なくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 少なかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 少なくなかった |
| Polite | 少なかったです |
| Polite negative | 少なくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 少なくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 少なくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 少なければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 少なくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 少なかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 少なくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 少なく |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- 熱い (atsui)hot (to the touch)
- 冷たい (tsumetai)cold (to the touch)
- 長い (nagai)long
- 短い (mijikai)short
- 多い (ooi)many, a lot
- 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
About these tables
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