いかが【如何】 - ikaga | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

コンタクトを入いれるというのはいかがでしょう？

kontakutō ireruto iu nowa ikagadeshō

How about wearing contact lenses?

Characters

Reading

Usually Written in Kana

Written Form

Gikun (Meaning-based Reading)

19 Variants Available

Essential 7 items

いかがじゃない

ikagajanai

The negative form

1. How not?; Isn't it?

★ Common

Adverb

#891582

いかがじゃなかった

ikagajanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't it?; Wasn't that so?

★ Common

Adverb

#1213003

いかがだ

ikagada

The plain form used to end a sentence

1. How about it?; What do you think?

★ Common

Adjective

#50442

いかがだった

ikagadatta

The past form

1. How was it?; How did it go?

★ Common

Adjective

#66468

いかがで

ikagade

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

1. How about; What about

★ Common

Adjective

#3718

いかな

ikana

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. How; What kind of

Adjective

#1089

いかに

ikani

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. However; Anyway

Adjective

#5894

Common 8 items

いかがじゃありません

ikagajārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not so.; Is it not?

★ Common

Adverb

#1213003

いかがじゃありませんでした

ikagajārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not.; Wasn't.

★ Common

Adverb

#1213003

いかがじゃないです

ikagajanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Isn't it?; Wouldn't it be?

★ Common

Adverb

#1213003

いかがじゃなかったです

ikagajanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't it?; Wasn't that so?

★ Common

Adverb

#1213003

いかがでした

ikagadeshita

The polite past form

1. How was it?; How did it go?

★ Common

Adjective

#16470

いかがです

ikagadesu

The polite form

1. How is it?; Is it okay?

★ Common

Adjective

#6351

いかがでわありません

ikagadewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not how to do it.; Is not the way.

★ Common

Adverb

#1213003

いかがでわありませんでした

ikagadewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not how.; Was not in that way.

★ Common

Adverb

#1213003

Advanced 4 items

いかがだったら

ikagadattara

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

1. If/when how; If/when what

★ Common

Adjective

#930896

いかがだろう

ikagadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. How about…; I wonder…

★ Common

Adjective

#86035

いかがであれば

ikagadeareba

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

1. If how; If in what way

★ Common

Adjective

#866112

いかがなら

ikaganara

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

1. If; When

★ Common

Adjective

#866112

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