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Japanese verb弱い (yowai) Conjugation
弱い (yowai) means “weak”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 弱くない, 弱かった, 弱くて. 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
- weak
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 弱い
- Reading
- よわい
- Romaji
- yowai
- Negative
- 弱くない
- Past
- 弱かった
- Te-form
- 弱くて
- Adverb
- 弱く
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 弱い |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 弱くない |
| Polite | 弱いです |
| Polite negative | 弱くないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 弱かった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 弱くなかった |
| Polite | 弱かったです |
| Polite negative | 弱くなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 弱くて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 弱くなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 弱ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 弱くなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 弱かったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 弱くなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 弱く |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 遠い (tooi)far
- 広い (hiroi)wide, spacious
- 狭い (semai)narrow, cramped
- 重い (omoi)heavy
- 軽い (karui)light (weight)
- 強い (tsuyoi)strong
- 難しい (muzukashii)difficult
- 易しい (yasashii)easy
- 優しい (yasashii)kind, gentle
- 楽しい (tanoshii)fun, enjoyable
- うれしい (ureshii)happy, glad
- 悲しい (kanashii)sad
About these tables
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