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Japanese verb強い (tsuyoi) Conjugation
強い (tsuyoi) means “strong”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 強くない, 強かった, 強くて. 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
- strong
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 強い
- Reading
- つよい
- Romaji
- tsuyoi
- Negative
- 強くない
- Past
- 強かった
- Te-form
- 強くて
- Adverb
- 強く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 強い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強くない |
| Polite | 強いです |
| Polite negative | 強くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 強かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強くなかった |
| Polite | 強かったです |
| Polite negative | 強くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 強くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 強ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 強かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 強くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 強く |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 近い (chikai)near
- 遠い (tooi)far
- 広い (hiroi)wide, spacious
- 狭い (semai)narrow, cramped
- 重い (omoi)heavy
- 軽い (karui)light (weight)
- 弱い (yowai)weak
- 難しい (muzukashii)difficult
- 易しい (yasashii)easy
- 優しい (yasashii)kind, gentle
- 楽しい (tanoshii)fun, enjoyable
- うれしい (ureshii)happy, glad
About these tables
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