い-adjective
細いほそい
hosoi細い (ほそい, hosoi) — thin — is an い-adjective: 細かった (past), 細くない (negative), 細くて (te-form), 細いです (polite).
It also means slender; fine.
How 細い conjugates · い-adjective
Drop the final い, then add the ending.
Every form is built on the stem 細. The one that isn't: the polite present, which is the whole word plus です.
細い
dropsstem + ending
細かった細かったpast · It was slender.
細くない細くないnegative · It isn't slender.
細くて細くてte-form · It's slender and …
細ければ細ければif · If it's slender, ...
細いです細いですpolite presentkeeps the い
Every い-adjective works this way. The one exception is いい, which conjugates from its older form よい.
N4 N tags give the JLPT level at which the game starts quizzing a form.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 細い ほそい hosoi | |
| past It was slender. | 細かった ほそかった hosokatta | |
| negative It isn't slender. | 細くない ほそくない hosokunai | |
| te-form It's slender and … | 細くて ほそくて hosokute | |
| past negative N4 It wasn't slender. | 細くなかった ほそくなかった hosokunakatta | |
| cond. ば N3 If it's slender, ... | 細ければ ほそければ hosokereba | |
| cond. たら N3 If it turns out slender, ... | 細かったら ほそかったら hosokattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 細いです ほそいです hosoidesu | |
| past It was slender. | 細かったです ほそかったです hosokattadesu | |
| negative It isn't slender. | 細くないです ほそくないです hosokunaidesu | |
| past negative N4 It wasn't slender. | 細くなかったです ほそくなかったです hosokunakattadesu |