脇が甘い

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
脇	甘
わき Grade: S	あま Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Originally a sumo term, compound of 脇 +‎ が +‎ 甘い

Adjective

脇(わき)が甘(あま)い • (waki ga amai) -i (adverbial 脇(わき)が甘(あま)く (waki ga amaku))

(idiomatic) to be vulnerable
(sumo) poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip

Inflection

Inflection of 脇が甘い

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	脇が甘かろ	わきがあまかろ	waki ga amakaro
Continuative (連用形)	脇が甘く	わきがあまく	waki ga amaku
Terminal (終止形)	脇が甘い	わきがあまい	waki ga amai
Attributive (連体形)	脇が甘い	わきがあまい	waki ga amai
Hypothetical (仮定形)	脇が甘けれ	わきがあまけれ	waki ga amakere
Imperative (命令形)	脇が甘かれ	わきがあまかれ	waki ga amakare
Key constructions
Informal negative	脇が甘くない	わきがあまくない	waki ga amaku nai
Informal past	脇が甘かった	わきがあまかった	waki ga amakatta
Informal negative past	脇が甘くなかった	わきがあまくなかった	waki ga amaku nakatta
Formal	脇が甘いです	わきがあまいです	waki ga amai desu
Formal negative	脇が甘くないです	わきがあまくないです	waki ga amaku nai desu
Formal past	脇が甘かったです	わきがあまかったです	waki ga amakatta desu
Formal negative past	脇が甘くなかったです	わきがあまくなかったです	waki ga amaku nakatta desu
Conjunctive	脇が甘くて	わきがあまくて	waki ga amakute
Conditional	脇が甘ければ	わきがあまければ	waki ga amakereba
Provisional	脇が甘かったら	わきがあまかったら	waki ga amakattara
Volitional	脇が甘かろう	わきがあまかろう	waki ga amakarō
Adverbial	脇が甘く	わきがあまく	waki ga amaku
Degree	脇が甘さ	わきがあまさ	waki ga amasa

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