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.
Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | くどい 諄い kudoi | |
| past It was long-winded. | くどかった 諄かった kudokatta | |
| negative It isn't long-winded. | くどくない 諄くない kudokunai | |
| te-form It's long-winded and … | くどくて 諄くて kudokute | |
| past negative It wasn't long-winded. | くどくなかった 諄くなかった kudokunakatta | |
| cond. ば | くどければ 諄ければ kudokereba | |
| cond. たら If it's long-winded, ... | くどかったら 諄かったら kudokattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | くどいです 諄いです kudoidesu | |
| past It was long-winded. | くどかったです 諄かったです kudokattadesu | |
| negative It isn't long-winded. | くどくないです 諄くないです kudokunaidesu | |
| past negative It wasn't long-winded. | くどくなかったです 諄くなかったです kudokunakattadesu |