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