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.
Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 薄暗い うすぐらい usugurai | |
| past It was dim. | 薄暗かった うすぐらかった usugurakatta | |
| negative It isn't dim. | 薄暗くない うすぐらくない usugurakunai | |
| te-form It's dim and … | 薄暗くて うすぐらくて usugurakute | |
| past negative | 薄暗くなかった うすぐらくなかった usugurakunakatta | |
| cond. ば If it's dim, ... | 薄暗ければ うすぐらければ usugurakereba | |
| cond. たら When it's dim, ... | 薄暗かったら うすぐらかったら usugurakattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 薄暗いです うすぐらいです usuguraidesu | |
| past It was dim. | 薄暗かったです うすぐらかったです usugurakattadesu | |
| negative It isn't dim. | 薄暗くないです うすぐらくないです usugurakunaidesu | |
| past negative | 薄暗くなかったです うすぐらくなかったです usugurakunakattadesu |