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Japanese verb若い (wakai) Conjugation
若い (wakai) means “young”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 若くない, 若かった, 若くて. 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
- young
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 若い
- Reading
- わかい
- Romaji
- wakai
- Negative
- 若くない
- Past
- 若かった
- Te-form
- 若くて
- Adverb
- 若く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 若い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 若くない |
| Polite | 若いです |
| Polite negative | 若くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 若かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 若くなかった |
| Polite | 若かったです |
| Polite negative | 若くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 若くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 若くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 若ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 若くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 若かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 若くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 若く |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 白い (shiroi)white
- 黒い (kuroi)black
- 赤い (akai)red
- 青い (aoi)blue
- 明るい (akarui)bright, cheerful
- 暗い (kurai)dark
- 痛い (itai)painful, sore
- 危ない (abunai)dangerous
- 欲しい (hoshii)wanted (I want ...)
- 静か (shizuka)quiet
- にぎやか (nigiyaka)lively, busy
- きれい (kirei)pretty, clean
About these tables
The forms are built from Wiktionary's conjugation tables, and they are the ones the Japanese verb conjugation worksheet generator prints, so a chart or answer key made there matches this page. That page explains how the forms were checked.
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