い-adjective
厳しいきびしい
kibishii厳しい (きびしい, kibishii) — severe — is an い-adjective: 厳しかった (past), 厳しくない (negative), 厳しくて (te-form), 厳しいです (polite).
It also means strict; rigid.
How 厳しい conjugates · い-adjective
Drop the final い, then add the ending.
Every form is built on the stem 厳し. The one that isn't: the polite present, which is the whole word plus です.
厳しい
dropsstem + ending
厳しかった厳しかったpast · It was harsh.
厳しくない厳しくないnegative · It isn't harsh.
厳しくて厳しくてte-form · It's harsh and …
厳しければ厳しければif · If it's harsh, ...
厳しいです厳しいです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 | 厳しい きびしい kibishii | |
| past It was harsh. | 厳しかった きびしかった kibishikatta | |
| negative It isn't harsh. | 厳しくない きびしくない kibishikunai | |
| te-form It's harsh and … | 厳しくて きびしくて kibishikute | |
| past negative It wasn't harsh. | 厳しくなかった きびしくなかった kibishikunakatta | |
| cond. ば N3 If it's harsh, ... | 厳しければ きびしければ kibishikereba | |
| cond. たら N3 If it turns out harsh, ... | 厳しかったら きびしかったら kibishikattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 厳しいです きびしいです kibishiidesu | |
| past It was harsh. | 厳しかったです きびしかったです kibishikattadesu | |
| negative It isn't harsh. | 厳しくないです きびしくないです kibishikunaidesu | |
| past negative It wasn't harsh. | 厳しくなかったです きびしくなかったです kibishikunakattadesu |