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Japanese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
貴い • (takai) -i (adverbial 貴く (takaku))
- superior; worthful; valuable
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Imperfective (未然形)
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貴かろ
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たかかろ
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takakaro
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| Continuative (連用形)
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貴く
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たかく
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takaku
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| Terminal (終止形)
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貴い
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たかい
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takai
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| Attributive (連体形)
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貴い
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たかい
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takai
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| Hypothetical (仮定形)
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貴けれ
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たかけれ
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takakere
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| Imperative (命令形)
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貴かれ
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たかかれ
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takakare
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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貴くない
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たかくない
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takaku nai
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| Informal past
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貴かった
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たかかった
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takakatta
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| Informal negative past
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貴くなかった
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たかくなかった
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takaku nakatta
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| Formal
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貴いです
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たかいです
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takai desu
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| Formal negative
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貴くないです
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たかくないです
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takaku nai desu
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| Formal past
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貴かったです
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たかかったです
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takakatta desu
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| Formal negative past
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貴くなかったです
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たかくなかったです
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takaku nakatta desu
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| Conjunctive
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貴くて
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たかくて
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takakute
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| Conditional
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貴ければ
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たかければ
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takakereba
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| Provisional
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貴かったら
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たかかったら
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takakattara
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| Volitional
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貴かろう
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たかかろう
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takakarō
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| Adverbial
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貴く
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たかく
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takaku
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| Degree
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貴さ
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たかさ
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takasa
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Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 貴い – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 貴い, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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