い-adjective
弱いよわい
yowai弱い (よわい, yowai) — weak — is an い-adjective: 弱かった (past), 弱くない (negative), 弱くて (te-form), 弱いです (polite).
It also means frail; delicate.
How 弱い conjugates · い-adjective
Drop the final い, then add the ending.
Every form is built on the stem 弱. The one that isn't: the polite present, which is the whole word plus です.
弱い
dropsstem + ending
弱かった弱かったpast · It was weak.
弱くない弱くないnegative · It isn't weak.
弱くて弱くてte-form · It's weak and …
弱ければ弱ければif · If it's weak, ...
弱いです弱いです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 | 弱い よわい yowai | |
| past N5 It was weak. | 弱かった よわかった yowakatta | |
| negative N5 It isn't weak. | 弱くない よわくない yowakunai | |
| te-form N5 It's weak and … | 弱くて よわくて yowakute | |
| past negative N4 It wasn't weak. | 弱くなかった よわくなかった yowakunakatta | |
| cond. ば N3 If it's weak, ... | 弱ければ よわければ yowakereba | |
| cond. たら N3 When it's weak, ... | 弱かったら よわかったら yowakattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 弱いです よわいです yowaidesu | |
| past N5 It was weak. | 弱かったです よわかったです yowakattadesu | |
| negative N5 It isn't weak. | 弱くないです よわくないです yowakunaidesu | |
| past negative N4 It wasn't weak. | 弱くなかったです よわくなかったです yowakunakattadesu |