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Japanese verb手堅い (tegatai) Conjugation
手堅い (tegatai) means “sound, sure, safe”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 手堅くない, 手堅かった, 手堅くて. 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
- sound, sure, safe
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 手堅い
- Reading
- てがたい
- Romaji
- tegatai
- Negative
- 手堅くない
- Past
- 手堅かった
- Te-form
- 手堅くて
- Adverb
- 手堅く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 手堅い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 手堅くない |
| Polite | 手堅いです |
| Polite negative | 手堅くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 手堅かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 手堅くなかった |
| Polite | 手堅かったです |
| Polite negative | 手堅くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 手堅くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 手堅くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 手堅ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 手堅くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 手堅かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 手堅くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 手堅く |
|---|
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