つつましい【慎ましい】 - tsutsumashii

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

私わたくしはトーストとコーヒーと卵たまご一いっ個こというつつましい朝食ちょうしょくをとった。

watashiwa tōsutoto kōhiito tamago ikkoto iutsutsu mashi i chōshokuo totta

I ate a modest breakfast of toast, coffee, and one egg.

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Reading

Usually Written in Kana

Written Form

Rarely Used Kanji

Other Forms

Rarely Used Kanji

16 Variants Available

Essential 5 items

つつましかった

tsutsumashikatta

The past form

1. was cautious; was modest

Adjective

#575233

つつましく

tsutsumashiku

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Carefully; Modestly

Adjective

#90374

つつましくて

tsutsumashikute

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

1. careful; prudent

Adjective

#261491

つつましくない

tsutsumashikunai

The negative form

1. Not modest; Imprudent

Adjective

#501086

つつましくなかった

tsutsumashikunakatta

The past negative form

1. Was not careful; Was not modest

Adjective

#1835703

Common 6 items

つつましいです

tsutsumashiidesu

The polite form

1. Humble; Modest

Adjective

#1835703

つつましかったです

tsutsumashikattadesu

The polite past form

1. Was modest.; Was humble.

Adjective

#1835703

つつましくありません

tsutsumashikuarimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not modest.; Is not humble.

Adjective

#1835703

つつましくありませんでした

tsutsumashikuarimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not modest.; Was not humble.

Adjective

#1835703

つつましくないです

tsutsumashikunaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not modest.; Not humble.

Adjective

#1835703

つつましくなかったです

tsutsumashikunakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not modest.; Was not humble.

Adjective

#1835703

Advanced 5 items

つつましいだろう

tsutsumashiidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably modest.; Probably cautious.

Adjective

#1835703

つつましいと

tsutsumashiito

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

1. If/when modest; If/when prudent

Adjective

#528241

つつましいなら

tsutsumashiinara

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

1. If/when modest; If/when prudent

Adjective

#1835703

つつましかったら

tsutsumashikattara

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

1. If/when careful; If/when cautious

Adjective

#1835703

つつましければ

tsutsumashikereba

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

1. If/when modest; If/when humble

Adjective

#1835703

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