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Conjugation of Japanese adjective 臭い - smelly - kusai

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    臭い

    Reading

    くさい
    kusai

    Meaning

    is smelly

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    臭くない

    Reading

    くさくない
    kusakunai

    Meaning

    is not smelly

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    臭いです

    Reading

    くさいです
    kusaidesu

    Meaning

    is smelly

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    臭くありません

    Reading

    くさくありません
    kusakuarimasen

    Meaning

    is not smelly

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    臭かった

    Reading

    くさかった
    kusakatta

    Meaning

    was smelly

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    臭くなかった

    Reading

    くさくなかった
    kusakunakatta

    Meaning

    was not smelly

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    臭かったです

    Reading

    くさかったです
    kusakattadesu

    Meaning

    was smelly

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    臭くありませんでした

    Reading

    くさくありませんでした
    kusakuarimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not smelly

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    臭くて

    Reading

    くさくて
    kusakute

    Meaning

    is smelly, and...

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    臭くなくて

    Reading

    くさくなくて
    kusakunakute

    Meaning

    is not smelly, and...

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    臭いだろう

    Reading

    くさいだろう
    kusaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably be smelly

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    臭くないだろう

    Reading

    くさくないだろう
    kusakunaidarou

    Meaning

    probably won't be smelly

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    臭いでしょう

    Reading

    くさいでしょう
    kusaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably be smelly

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    臭くないでしょう

    Reading

    くさくないでしょう
    kusakunaideshou

    Meaning

    probably won't be smelly

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    臭く

    Reading

    くさく
    kusaku

    Meaning

    in a smelly way

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    臭ければ

    Reading

    くさければ
    kusakereba

    Meaning

    if it is smelly

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    臭くなければ

    Reading

    くさくなければ
    kusakunakereba

    Meaning

    if it is not smelly

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    臭かったら

    Reading

    くさかったら
    kusakattara

    Meaning

    if it was smelly

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    臭くなかったら

    Reading

    くさくなかったら
    kusakunakattara

    Meaning

    if it was not smelly

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    臭さ

    Reading

    くささ
    kusasa

    Meaning

    smelly-ness (or the quality of being smelly)

Word Detail

    word

    臭い

    Meaning

    Smelly

Kanji in this Adjective

  • kanji

    臭

    Meaning

    Stinking, Bad smell

Warning: The conjugations, readings and meanings displayed on this page are generated programmatically based on standard rules. While care has been taken to follow published grammar references, irregularities, nuances, or context-specific usage may not always be covered.