い-adjective
鈍いにぶい
nibui鈍い (にぶい, nibui) — dull — is an い-adjective: 鈍かった (past), 鈍くない (negative), 鈍くて (te-form), 鈍いです (polite).
It also means blunt.
How 鈍い conjugates · い-adjective
Drop the final い, then add the ending.
Every form is built on the stem 鈍. The one that isn't: the polite present, which is the whole word plus です.
鈍い
dropsstem + ending
鈍かった鈍かったpast · It was blunt.
鈍くない鈍くないnegative · It isn't blunt.
鈍くて鈍くてte-form · It's blunt and …
鈍ければ鈍ければif · If it's blunt, ...
鈍いです鈍いです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 | 鈍い にぶい nibui | |
| past It was blunt. | 鈍かった にぶかった nibukatta | |
| negative It isn't blunt. | 鈍くない にぶくない nibukunai | |
| te-form It's blunt and … | 鈍くて にぶくて nibukute | |
| past negative | 鈍くなかった にぶくなかった nibukunakatta | |
| cond. ば If it's blunt, ... | 鈍ければ にぶければ nibukereba | |
| cond. たら When it's blunt, ... | 鈍かったら にぶかったら nibukattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 鈍いです にぶいです nibuidesu | |
| past It was blunt. | 鈍かったです にぶかったです nibukattadesu | |
| negative It isn't blunt. | 鈍くないです にぶくないです nibukunaidesu | |
| past negative | 鈍くなかったです にぶくなかったです nibukunakattadesu |