い-adjective
狭いせまい
semai狭い (せまい, semai) — narrow — is an い-adjective: 狭かった (past), 狭くない (negative), 狭くて (te-form), 狭いです (polite).
It also means confined; small.
How 狭い conjugates · い-adjective
Drop the final い, then add the ending.
Every form is built on the stem 狭. The one that isn't: the polite present, which is the whole word plus です.
狭い
dropsstem + ending
狭かった狭かったpast · It was cramped.
狭くない狭くないnegative · It isn't cramped.
狭くて狭くてte-form · It's cramped and …
狭ければ狭ければif · If it's cramped, ...
狭いです狭いですpolite presentkeeps the い
Every い-adjective works this way. The one exception is いい, which conjugates from its older form よい.
N5 N tags give the JLPT level at which the game starts quizzing a form.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 狭い せまい semai | |
| past N5 It was cramped. | 狭かった せまかった semakatta | |
| negative N5 It isn't cramped. | 狭くない せまくない semakunai | |
| te-form N5 It's cramped and … | 狭くて せまくて semakute | |
| past negative N4 It wasn't cramped. | 狭くなかった せまくなかった semakunakatta | |
| cond. ば N3 If it's cramped, ... | 狭ければ せまければ semakereba | |
| cond. たら N3 When it's cramped, ... | 狭かったら せまかったら semakattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 狭いです せまいです semaidesu | |
| past N5 It was cramped. | 狭かったです せまかったです semakattadesu | |
| negative N5 It isn't cramped. | 狭くないです せまくないです semakunaidesu | |
| past negative N4 It wasn't cramped. | 狭くなかったです せまくなかったです semakunakattadesu |