い-adjective
薄暗いうすぐらい
usugurai薄暗い (うすぐらい, usugurai) — dim — is an い-adjective: 薄暗かった (past), 薄暗くない (negative), 薄暗くて (te-form), 薄暗いです (polite).
It also means gloomy.
How 薄暗い conjugates · い-adjective
Drop the final い, then add the ending.
Every form is built on the stem 薄暗. The one that isn't: the polite present, which is the whole word plus です.
薄暗い
dropsstem + ending
薄暗かった薄暗かったpast · It was dim.
薄暗くない薄暗くないnegative · It isn't dim.
薄暗くて薄暗くてte-form · It's dim and …
薄暗ければ薄暗ければif · If it's dim, ...
薄暗いです薄暗いです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.
Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 薄暗い うすぐらい usugurai | |
| past N5 It was dim. | 薄暗かった うすぐらかった usugurakatta | |
| negative N5 It isn't dim. | 薄暗くない うすぐらくない usugurakunai | |
| te-form N5 It's dim and … | 薄暗くて うすぐらくて usugurakute | |
| past negative N4 | 薄暗くなかった うすぐらくなかった usugurakunakatta | |
| cond. ば N3 If it's dim, ... | 薄暗ければ うすぐらければ usugurakereba | |
| cond. たら N3 When it's dim, ... | 薄暗かったら うすぐらかったら usugurakattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 薄暗いです うすぐらいです usuguraidesu | |
| past N5 It was dim. | 薄暗かったです うすぐらかったです usugurakattadesu | |
| negative N5 It isn't dim. | 薄暗くないです うすぐらくないです usugurakunaidesu | |
| past negative N4 | 薄暗くなかったです うすぐらくなかったです usugurakunakattadesu |