少ない - sukunai | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

この病気びょうきに勝かてる人ひとは少すくない。

kono byōkini kateru hitowa sukunai.

Not many survive this disease.

16 Variants Available

Essential 5 items

少すくなかった

sukunakatta

The past form

1. Was few; Was little

★ Common

Adjective

#16613

少すくなく

sukunaku

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Less; Few

★ Common

Adjective

#16841

少すくなくて

sukunakute

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. few/little; less

★ Common

Adjective

#17166

少すくなくない

sukunakunai

The negative form

1. Not few; No less than

★ Common

Adjective

#14915

少すくなくなかった

sukunakunakatta

The past negative form

1. Was not little; Was not few

★ Common

Adjective

#12854

Common 6 items

少すくないです

sukunaidesu

The polite form

1. Few; Little

★ Common

Adjective

#16648

少すくなかったです

sukunakattadesu

The polite past form

1. Was few; Was little

★ Common

Adjective

#15948

少すくなくありません

sukunakuarimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not a little; Not few

★ Common

Adjective

#13225

少すくなくありませんでした

sukunakuarimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not little; Was not few

★ Common

Adjective

#17770

少すくなくないです

sukunakunaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Is not few; Is not little

★ Common

Adjective

#17289

少すくなくなかったです

sukunakunakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't little; Wasn't few

★ Common

Adjective

#15768

Advanced 5 items

少すくないだろう

sukunaidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Unlikely.; Probably not.

★ Common

Adjective

#12999

少すくないと

sukunaito

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when few; If/when little

★ Common

Adjective

#17105

少すくないなら

sukunainara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If few; When few

★ Common

Adjective

#16945

少すくなかったら

sukunakattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when it was few/less; If/when there wasn't enough

★ Common

Adjective

#16335

少すくなければ

sukunakereba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If few; If there are few

★ Common

Adjective

#17369

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