望ましい

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
のぞ
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「望ましい
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 望ましく ぞましく
ぞまし

Terminal (終止形) 望ましい ぞまし
Attributive (連体形) 望ましい ぞまし
Key constructions
Informal negative 望ましくない ぞましくない
ぞましくない

Informal past 望ましかった ぞましかった
ぞましかった

Informal negative past 望ましくなかった ぞましくなかった
ぞましくなかった

Formal 望ましいです ぞましいです
Conjunctive 望ましくて ぞましくて
ぞましくて

Conditional 望ましければ ぞましければ
ぞましければ

Adjective

(のぞ)ましい (nozomashii-i (adverbial (のぞ)ましく (nozomashiku))

  1. desirable

Inflection