い-adjective
醜いみにくい
minikui醜い (みにくい, minikui) — ugly — is an い-adjective: 醜かった (past), 醜くない (negative), 醜くて (te-form), 醜いです (polite).
It also means unattractive; bad-looking.
How 醜い conjugates · い-adjective
Drop the final い, then add the ending.
Every form is built on the stem 醜. The one that isn't: the polite present, which is the whole word plus です.
醜い
dropsstem + ending
醜かった醜かったpast · It was ugly.
醜くない醜くないnegative · It isn't ugly.
醜くて醜くてte-form · It's ugly and …
醜ければ醜ければif · If it's ugly, ...
醜いです醜いです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 | 醜い みにくい minikui | |
| past It was ugly. | 醜かった みにくかった minikukatta | |
| negative It isn't ugly. | 醜くない みにくくない minikukunai | |
| te-form It's ugly and … | 醜くて みにくくて minikukute | |
| past negative It wasn't ugly. | 醜くなかった みにくくなかった minikukunakatta | |
| cond. ば If it's ugly, ... | 醜ければ みにくければ minikukereba | |
| cond. たら When it's ugly, ... | 醜かったら みにくかったら minikukattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 醜いです みにくいです minikuidesu | |
| past It was ugly. | 醜かったです みにくかったです minikukattadesu | |
| negative It isn't ugly. | 醜くないです みにくくないです minikukunaidesu | |
| past negative It wasn't ugly. | 醜くなかったです みにくくなかったです minikukunakattadesu |