い-adjective
ややこしい
yayakoshiiややこしい (yayakoshii) — complicated — is an い-adjective: ややこしかった (past), ややこしくない (negative), ややこしくて (te-form), ややこしいです (polite).
It also means complex; intricate.
How ややこしい conjugates · い-adjective
Drop the final い, then add the ending.
Every form is built on the stem ややこし. The one that isn't: the polite present, which is the whole word plus です.
ややこしい
dropsstem + ending
ややこしかったややこしかったpast · It was complicated.
ややこしくないややこしくないnegative · It isn't complicated.
ややこしくてややこしくてte-form · It's complicated and …
ややこしければややこしければif · If it's complicated, ...
ややこしいですややこしいですpolite presentkeeps the い
Every い-adjective works this way. The one exception is いい, which conjugates from its older form よい.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | ややこしい yayakoshii | |
| past It was complicated. | ややこしかった yayakoshikatta | |
| negative It isn't complicated. | ややこしくない yayakoshikunai | |
| te-form It's complicated and … | ややこしくて yayakoshikute | |
| past negative It wasn't complicated. | ややこしくなかった yayakoshikunakatta | |
| cond. ば If it's complicated, ... | ややこしければ yayakoshikereba | |
| cond. たら When it gets complicated, ... | ややこしかったら yayakoshikattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | ややこしいです yayakoshiidesu | |
| past It was complicated. | ややこしかったです yayakoshikattadesu | |
| negative It isn't complicated. | ややこしくないです yayakoshikunaidesu | |
| past negative It wasn't complicated. | ややこしくなかったです yayakoshikunakattadesu |