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Japanese
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「細い」
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
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| Stem forms
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| Continuative (連用形)
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細く
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ほそく
ほそく
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| Terminal (終止形)
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細い
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ほそい
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| Attributive (連体形)
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細い
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ほそい
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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細くない
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ほそくない
ほそくない
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| Informal past
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細かった
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ほそかった
ほそかった
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| Informal negative past
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細くなかった
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ほそくなかった
ほそくなかった
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| Formal
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細いです
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ほそいです
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| Conjunctive
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細くて
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ほそくて
ほそくて
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| Conditional
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細ければ
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ほそければ
ほそければ
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Adjective
細い • (hosoi) -i (adverbial 細く (hosoku))
- thin, slender
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Imperfective (未然形)
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細かろ
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ほそかろ
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hosokaro
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| Continuative (連用形)
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細く
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ほそく
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hosoku
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| Terminal (終止形)
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細い
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ほそい
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hosoi
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| Attributive (連体形)
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細い
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ほそい
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hosoi
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| Hypothetical (仮定形)
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細けれ
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ほそけれ
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hosokere
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| Imperative (命令形)
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細かれ
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ほそかれ
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hosokare
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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細くない
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ほそくない
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hosoku nai
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| Informal past
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細かった
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ほそかった
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hosokatta
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| Informal negative past
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細くなかった
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ほそくなかった
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hosoku nakatta
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| Formal
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細いです
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ほそいです
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hosoi desu
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| Formal negative
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細くないです
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ほそくないです
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hosoku nai desu
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| Formal past
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細かったです
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ほそかったです
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hosokatta desu
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| Formal negative past
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細くなかったです
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ほそくなかったです
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hosoku nakatta desu
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| Conjunctive
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細くて
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ほそくて
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hosokute
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| Conditional
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細ければ
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ほそければ
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hosokereba
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| Provisional
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細かったら
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ほそかったら
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hosokattara
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| Volitional
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細かろう
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ほそかろう
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hosokarō
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| Adverbial
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細く
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ほそく
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hosoku
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| Degree
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細さ
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ほそさ
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hososa
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Derived terms
- 細る (hosoru, “to thin, to become thin”)
See also
- 薄い (usui, “thin (of surfaces)”)
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN