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Japanese
Etymology
Cognate with 粗い (arai).[1]
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「荒い」
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
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| Stem forms
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| Continuative (連用形)
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荒く
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あらく
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| Terminal (終止形)
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荒い
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あらい
あらい
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| Attributive (連体形)
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荒い
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あらい
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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荒くない
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あらくない
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| Informal past
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荒かった
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あらかった
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| Informal negative past
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荒くなかった
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あらくなかった
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| Formal
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荒いです
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あらいです
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| Conjunctive
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荒くて
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あらくて
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| Conditional
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荒ければ
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あらければ
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Adjective
荒い • (arai) -i (adverbial 荒く (araku))
- rough, harsh, intense (in regards to motion or movement)
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Imperfective (未然形)
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荒かろ
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あらかろ
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arakaro
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| Continuative (連用形)
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荒く
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あらく
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araku
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| Terminal (終止形)
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荒い
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あらい
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arai
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| Attributive (連体形)
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荒い
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あらい
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arai
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| Hypothetical (仮定形)
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荒けれ
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あらけれ
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arakere
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| Imperative (命令形)
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荒かれ
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あらかれ
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arakare
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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荒くない
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あらくない
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araku nai
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| Informal past
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荒かった
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あらかった
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arakatta
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| Informal negative past
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荒くなかった
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あらくなかった
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araku nakatta
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| Formal
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荒いです
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あらいです
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arai desu
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| Formal negative
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荒くないです
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あらくないです
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araku nai desu
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| Formal past
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荒かったです
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あらかったです
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arakatta desu
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| Formal negative past
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荒くなかったです
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あらくなかったです
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araku nakatta desu
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| Conjunctive
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荒くて
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あらくて
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arakute
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| Conditional
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荒ければ
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あらければ
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arakereba
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| Provisional
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荒かったら
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あらかったら
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arakattara
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| Volitional
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荒かろう
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あらかろう
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arakarō
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| Adverbial
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荒く
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あらく
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araku
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| Degree
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荒さ
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あらさ
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arasa
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN