い-adjective
凄いすごい
sugoi凄い (すごい, sugoi) — terrible — is an い-adjective: すごかった (past), すごくない (negative), すごくて (te-form), すごいです (polite).
It is usually written in kana: すごい rather than 凄い. It also means dreadful.
How すごい conjugates · い-adjective
Drop the final い, then add the ending.
Every form is built on the stem すご. The one that isn't: the polite present, which is the whole word plus です.
すごい
dropsstem + ending
すごかったすごかったpast · It was amazing.
すごくないすごくないnegative · It isn't amazing.
すごくてすごくてte-form · It's amazing and …
すごければすごければif · If it's amazing, ...
すごいですすごいです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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PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | すごい 凄い sugoi | |
| past It was amazing. | すごかった 凄かった sugokatta | |
| negative It isn't amazing. | すごくない 凄くない sugokunai | |
| te-form It's amazing and … | すごくて 凄くて sugokute | |
| past negative It wasn't amazing. | すごくなかった 凄くなかった sugokunakatta | |
| cond. ば N3 If it's amazing, ... | すごければ 凄ければ sugokereba | |
| cond. たら N3 If it turns out amazing, ... | すごかったら 凄かったら sugokattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | すごいです 凄いです sugoidesu | |
| past It was amazing. | すごかったです 凄かったです sugokattadesu | |
| negative It isn't amazing. | すごくないです 凄くないです sugokunaidesu | |
| past negative It wasn't amazing. | すごくなかったです 凄くなかったです sugokunakattadesu |