い-adjective

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Japanese い (-i) + adjective, so named because all such adjectives end in い (-i) in their imperfective positive form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iː ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Hyphenation: い‧adjec‧tive

Noun

Examples (い-adjective)

い-adjective (plural い-adjectives)

  1. (Japanese grammar) An inflecting Japanese adjective.
    Coordinate term: な-adjective

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