短い - mijikai | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

日ひがだんだん短みじかくなっている。

higa dandan mijikakunatte iru.

The days are becoming shorter.

あの犬いぬはしっぽが短みじかい。

ano inuwa shippoga mijikai.

That dog has a short tail.

彼かれは私わたくしに短みじかい手紙てがみをくれた。

karewa watashini mijikai tegamio kureta

He sent me a brief note.

16 Variants Available

Essential 5 items

短みじかかった

mijikakatta

The past form

1. Was short; Was brief

★ Common

Adjective

#21070

短みじかく

mijikaku

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Briefly; Shortly

★ Common

Adjective

#21604

短みじかくて

mijikakute

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

1. Short and…; Concise and…

★ Common

Adjective

#21928

短みじかくない

mijikakunai

The negative form

1. Not short.; Not brief.

★ Common

Adjective

#21255

短みじかくなかった

mijikakunakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't short.; Wasn't brief.

★ Common

Adjective

#20121

Common 6 items

短みじかいです

mijikaidesu

The polite form

1. Short.; Is short.

★ Common

Adjective

#21028

短みじかかったです

mijikakattadesu

The polite past form

1. Was short.; Was brief.

★ Common

Adjective

#17602

短みじかくありません

mijikakuarimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not short.; Is not brief.

★ Common

Adjective

#20042

短みじかくありませんでした

mijikakuarimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not short.; Wasn't short.

★ Common

Adjective

#18034

短みじかくないです

mijikakunaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Is not short.; Is not small.

★ Common

Adjective

#16025

短みじかくなかったです

mijikakunakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't short.; Wasn't brief.

★ Common

Adjective

#15292

Advanced 5 items

短みじかいだろう

mijikaidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably short.; Likely short.

★ Common

Adjective

#22524

短みじかいと

mijikaito

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

1. If/when short; If/when brief

★ Common

Adjective

#18444

短みじかいなら

mijikainara

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

1. If short; When short

★ Common

Adjective

#16047

短みじかかったら

mijikakattara

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

1. If it was short; If it is short

★ Common

Adjective

#22069

短みじかければ

mijikakereba

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

1. If short; When short

★ Common

Adjective

#15653

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