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Japanese verb柔らかい (yawarakai) Conjugation
柔らかい (yawarakai) means “soft, tender, supple”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 柔らかくない, 柔らかかった, 柔らかくて. 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
- soft, tender, supple
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 柔らかい
- Reading
- やわらかい
- Romaji
- yawarakai
- Negative
- 柔らかくない
- Past
- 柔らかかった
- Te-form
- 柔らかくて
- Adverb
- 柔らかく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 柔らかい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 柔らかくない |
| Polite | 柔らかいです |
| Polite negative | 柔らかくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 柔らかかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 柔らかくなかった |
| Polite | 柔らかかったです |
| Polite negative | 柔らかくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 柔らかくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 柔らかくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 柔らかければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 柔らかくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 柔らかかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 柔らかくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 柔らかく |
|---|
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About these tables
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