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Japanese verb良い (yoi) Conjugation
良い (yoi) means “good, excellent, fine”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 良くない, 良かった, 良くて. 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
- good, excellent, fine
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 良い
- Reading
- よい
- Romaji
- yoi
- Negative
- 良くない
- Past
- 良かった
- Te-form
- 良くて
- Adverb
- 良く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 良い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 良くない |
| Polite | 良いです |
| Polite negative | 良くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 良かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 良くなかった |
| Polite | 良かったです |
| Polite negative | 良くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 良くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 良くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 良ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 良くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 良かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 良くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 良く |
|---|
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- 感じる (kanjiru)to feel, to sense, to experience
- 寄せる (yoseru)to come near, to let someone approach
- 及ぶ (oyobu)to reach, to amount to, to befall
- 強める (tsuyomeru)to strengthen, to emphasize, to emphasise
- 備える (sonaeru)to furnish with, to equip with, to provide
About these tables
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