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Japanese verb美しい (utsukushii) Conjugation
美しい (utsukushii) means “beautiful, pretty, lovely”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 美しくない, 美しかった, 美しくて. 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
- beautiful, pretty, lovely
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 美しい
- Reading
- うつくしい
- Romaji
- utsukushii
- Negative
- 美しくない
- Past
- 美しかった
- Te-form
- 美しくて
- Adverb
- 美しく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 美しい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 美しくない |
| Polite | 美しいです |
| Polite negative | 美しくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 美しかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 美しくなかった |
| Polite | 美しかったです |
| Polite negative | 美しくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 美しくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 美しくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 美しければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 美しくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 美しかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 美しくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 美しく |
|---|
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About these tables
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