い-adjective
低いひくい
hikui低い (ひくい, hikui) — low — is an い-adjective: 低かった (past), 低くない (negative), 低くて (te-form), 低いです (polite).
How 低い conjugates · い-adjective
Drop the final い, then add the ending.
Every form is built on the stem 低. The one that isn't: the polite present, which is the whole word plus です.
低い
dropsstem + ending
低かった低かったpast · It was low.
低くない低くないnegative · It isn't low.
低くて低くてte-form · It's low and …
低ければ低ければif · If it's low, ...
低いです低いです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 | 低い ひくい hikui | |
| past It was low. | 低かった ひくかった hikukatta | |
| negative It isn't low. | 低くない ひくくない hikukunai | |
| te-form It's low and … | 低くて ひくくて hikukute | |
| past negative N4 It wasn't low. | 低くなかった ひくくなかった hikukunakatta | |
| cond. ば N3 If it's low, ... | 低ければ ひくければ hikukereba | |
| cond. たら N3 When it's low, ... | 低かったら ひくかったら hikukattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 低いです ひくいです hikuidesu | |
| past It was low. | 低かったです ひくかったです hikukattadesu | |
| negative It isn't low. | 低くないです ひくくないです hikukunaidesu | |
| past negative N4 It wasn't low. | 低くなかったです ひくくなかったです hikukunakattadesu |