い-adjective
痒いかゆい
kayui痒い (かゆい, kayui) — itchy — is an い-adjective: かゆかった (past), かゆくない (negative), かゆくて (te-form), かゆいです (polite).
It is usually written in kana: かゆい rather than 痒い.
How かゆい conjugates · い-adjective
Drop the final い, then add the ending.
Every form is built on the stem かゆ. The one that isn't: the polite present, which is the whole word plus です.
かゆい
dropsstem + ending
かゆかったかゆかったpast · It was itchy.
かゆくないかゆくないnegative · It isn't itchy.
かゆくてかゆくてte-form · It's itchy and …
かゆければかゆければif · If it's itchy, ...
かゆいですかゆいですpolite presentkeeps the い
Every い-adjective works this way. The one exception is いい, which conjugates from its older form よい.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | かゆい 痒い kayui | |
| past It was itchy. | かゆかった 痒かった kayukatta | |
| negative It isn't itchy. | かゆくない 痒くない kayukunai | |
| te-form It's itchy and … | かゆくて 痒くて kayukute | |
| past negative It wasn't itchy. | かゆくなかった 痒くなかった kayukunakatta | |
| cond. ば If it's itchy, ... | かゆければ 痒ければ kayukereba | |
| cond. たら If it gets itchy, ... | かゆかったら 痒かったら kayukattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | かゆいです 痒いです kayuidesu | |
| past It was itchy. | かゆかったです 痒かったです kayukattadesu | |
| negative It isn't itchy. | かゆくないです 痒くないです kayukunaidesu | |
| past negative It wasn't itchy. | かゆくなかったです 痒くなかったです kayukunakattadesu |