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Japanese
Adjective
さがしい • (sagashii) -i (adverbial さがしく (sagashiku))
- 賢しい: (Alternative form of さかしい) clever, wise, sagacious (possibly obsolete except for in Tōhoku dialect).
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Imperfective (未然形)
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さがしかろ
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sagashikaro
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| Continuative (連用形)
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さがしく
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sagashiku
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| Terminal (終止形)
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さがしい
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sagashii
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| Attributive (連体形)
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さがしい
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sagashii
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| Hypothetical (仮定形)
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さがしけれ
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sagashikere
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| Imperative (命令形)
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さがしかれ
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sagashikare
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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さがしくない
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sagashiku nai
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| Informal past
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さがしかった
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sagashikatta
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| Informal negative past
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さがしくなかった
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sagashiku nakatta
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| Formal
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さがしいです
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sagashii desu
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| Formal negative
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さがしくないです
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sagashiku nai desu
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| Formal past
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さがしかったです
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sagashikatta desu
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| Formal negative past
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さがしくなかったです
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sagashiku nakatta desu
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| Conjunctive
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さがしくて
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sagashikute
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| Conditional
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さがしければ
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sagashikereba
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| Provisional
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さがしかったら
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sagashikattara
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| Volitional
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さがしかろう
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sagashikarō
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| Adverbial
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さがしく
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sagashiku
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| Degree
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さがしさ
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sagashisa
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