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Japanese verb優しい (yasashii) Conjugation
優しい (yasashii) means “kind, gentle”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 優しくない, 優しかった, 優しくて. 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
- kind, gentle
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 優しい
- Reading
- やさしい
- Romaji
- yasashii
- Negative
- 優しくない
- Past
- 優しかった
- Te-form
- 優しくて
- Adverb
- 優しく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 優しい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 優しくない |
| Polite | 優しいです |
| Polite negative | 優しくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 優しかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 優しくなかった |
| Polite | 優しかったです |
| Polite negative | 優しくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 優しくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 優しくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 優しければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 優しくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 優しかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 優しくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 優しく |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 重い (omoi)heavy
- 軽い (karui)light (weight)
- 強い (tsuyoi)strong
- 弱い (yowai)weak
- 難しい (muzukashii)difficult
- 易しい (yasashii)easy
- 楽しい (tanoshii)fun, enjoyable
- うれしい (ureshii)happy, glad
- 悲しい (kanashii)sad
- 面白い (omoshiroi)interesting, funny
- つまらない (tsumaranai)boring
- おいしい (oishii)delicious
About these tables
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