い-adjective
甘いあまい
amai甘い (あまい, amai) — sweet-tasting — is an い-adjective: 甘かった (past), 甘くない (negative), 甘くて (te-form), 甘いです (polite).
It also means sweet; sugary.
How 甘い conjugates · い-adjective
Drop the final い, then add the ending.
Every form is built on the stem 甘. The one that isn't: the polite present, which is the whole word plus です.
甘い
dropsstem + ending
甘かった甘かったpast · It was sweet.
甘くない甘くないnegative · It isn't sweet.
甘くて甘くてte-form · It's sweet and …
甘ければ甘ければif · If it's sweet, ...
甘いです甘いですpolite presentkeeps the い
Every い-adjective works this way. The one exception is いい, which conjugates from its older form よい.
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PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 甘い あまい amai | |
| past It was sweet. | 甘かった あまかった amakatta | |
| negative It isn't sweet. | 甘くない あまくない amakunai | |
| te-form It's sweet and … | 甘くて あまくて amakute | |
| past negative N4 It wasn't sweet. | 甘くなかった あまくなかった amakunakatta | |
| cond. ば N3 If it's sweet, ... | 甘ければ あまければ amakereba | |
| cond. たら N3 If it turns out sweet, ... | 甘かったら あまかったら amakattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 甘いです あまいです amaidesu | |
| past It was sweet. | 甘かったです あまかったです amakattadesu | |
| negative It isn't sweet. | 甘くないです あまくないです amakunaidesu | |
| past negative N4 It wasn't sweet. | 甘くなかったです あまくなかったです amakunakattadesu |