い-adjective
諄いくどい
kudoi諄い (くどい, kudoi) — repetitious — is an い-adjective: くどかった (past), くどくない (negative), くどくて (te-form), くどいです (polite).
It is usually written in kana: くどい rather than 諄い. It also means long-winded; tedious.
How くどい conjugates · い-adjective
Drop the final い, then add the ending.
Every form is built on the stem くど. The one that isn't: the polite present, which is the whole word plus です.
くどい
dropsstem + ending
くどかったくどかったpast · It was long-winded.
くどくないくどくないnegative · It isn't long-winded.
くどくてくどくてte-form · It's long-winded and …
くどければくどければif
くどいですくどいです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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Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | くどい 諄い kudoi | |
| past N5 It was long-winded. | くどかった 諄かった kudokatta | |
| negative N5 It isn't long-winded. | くどくない 諄くない kudokunai | |
| te-form N5 It's long-winded and … | くどくて 諄くて kudokute | |
| past negative N4 It wasn't long-winded. | くどくなかった 諄くなかった kudokunakatta | |
| cond. ば N3 | くどければ 諄ければ kudokereba | |
| cond. たら N3 If it's long-winded, ... | くどかったら 諄かったら kudokattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | くどいです 諄いです kudoidesu | |
| past N5 It was long-winded. | くどかったです 諄かったです kudokattadesu | |
| negative N5 It isn't long-winded. | くどくないです 諄くないです kudokunaidesu | |
| past negative N4 It wasn't long-winded. | くどくなかったです 諄くなかったです kudokunakattadesu |