い-adjective
清いきよい
kiyoi清い (きよい, kiyoi) — clean — is an い-adjective: 清かった (past), 清くない (negative), 清くて (te-form), 清いです (polite).
It also means clear.
How 清い conjugates · い-adjective
Drop the final い, then add the ending.
Every form is built on the stem 清. The one that isn't: the polite present, which is the whole word plus です.
清い
dropsstem + ending
清かった清かったpast · It was pure.
清くない清くないnegative · It isn't pure.
清くて清くてte-form · It's pure and …
清ければ清ければif · If it's pure, ...
清いです清いですpolite presentkeeps the い
Every い-adjective works this way. The one exception is いい, which conjugates from its older form よい.
Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 清い きよい kiyoi | |
| past It was pure. | 清かった きよかった kiyokatta | |
| negative It isn't pure. | 清くない きよくない kiyokunai | |
| te-form It's pure and … | 清くて きよくて kiyokute | |
| past negative | 清くなかった きよくなかった kiyokunakatta | |
| cond. ば If it's pure, ... | 清ければ きよければ kiyokereba | |
| cond. たら | 清かったら きよかったら kiyokattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 清いです きよいです kiyoidesu | |
| past It was pure. | 清かったです きよかったです kiyokattadesu | |
| negative It isn't pure. | 清くないです きよくないです kiyokunaidesu | |
| past negative | 清くなかったです きよくなかったです kiyokunakattadesu |