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Conjugation of Japanese adjective 近い - near - chikai

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近い

    Reading

    ちかい
    chikai

    Meaning

    is near

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近くない

    Reading

    ちかくない
    chikakunai

    Meaning

    is not near

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    近いです

    Reading

    ちかいです
    chikaidesu

    Meaning

    is near

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近くありません

    Reading

    ちかくありません
    chikakuarimasen

    Meaning

    is not near

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近かった

    Reading

    ちかかった
    chikakatta

    Meaning

    was near

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近くなかった

    Reading

    ちかくなかった
    chikakunakatta

    Meaning

    was not near

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    近かったです

    Reading

    ちかかったです
    chikakattadesu

    Meaning

    was near

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近くありませんでした

    Reading

    ちかくありませんでした
    chikakuarimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not near

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近くて

    Reading

    ちかくて
    chikakute

    Meaning

    is near, and...

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近くなくて

    Reading

    ちかくなくて
    chikakunakute

    Meaning

    is not near, and...

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近いだろう

    Reading

    ちかいだろう
    chikaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably be near

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近くないだろう

    Reading

    ちかくないだろう
    chikakunaidarou

    Meaning

    probably won't be near

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    近いでしょう

    Reading

    ちかいでしょう
    chikaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably be near

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    近くないでしょう

    Reading

    ちかくないでしょう
    chikakunaideshou

    Meaning

    probably won't be near

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近く

    Reading

    ちかく
    chikaku

    Meaning

    in a near way

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近ければ

    Reading

    ちかければ
    chikakereba

    Meaning

    if it is near

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近くなければ

    Reading

    ちかくなければ
    chikakunakereba

    Meaning

    if it is not near

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近かったら

    Reading

    ちかかったら
    chikakattara

    Meaning

    if it was near

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    近くなかったら

    Reading

    ちかくなかったら
    chikakunakattara

    Meaning

    if it was not near

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    近さ

    Reading

    ちかさ
    chikasa

    Meaning

    near-ness (or the quality of being near)

Word Detail

    word

    近い

    Meaning

    Near

Kanji in this Adjective

  • kanji

    近

    Meaning

    Near

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