甘い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: S

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "甘い"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 甘く まく [àmákú]
Terminal (終止形) 甘い まい
[àmáí]
[àmáꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) 甘い まい [àmáí]
Key constructions
Informal negative 甘くない まくな [àmákúnáꜜì]
Informal past 甘かった かった [àmáꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past 甘くなかった まくなかった [àmákúnáꜜkàttà]
Formal 甘いです いです [àmáꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive 甘くて くて [àmáꜜkùtè]
Conditional 甘ければ ければ [àmáꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective

(あま) (amai-i (adverbial (あま) (amaku))

  1. sweet, sugary, mellow
    (あま)ケーキ
    amai kēki
    sweet cake
  2. lacking saltiness
  3. indulgent, soft
  4. fragrant smelling
    ゆりは(あま)(かお)りがする。
    Yuri wa amai kaori ga suru.
    Lillies have a fragrant smell.

Usage notes

Inflection

Antonyms

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN