| Dictionary form | mijikai 短い | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | mijika- 短- | ||
| Positive | Negative | ||
| is short | isn't short | ||
| Present Indicative | Plain |
mijikai
短い |
mijikakunai
短くない |
| Polite |
mijikai desu
短いです |
mijikaku arimasen
短くありません |
|
| was short | wasn't short | ||
| Past Indicative | Plain |
mijikakatta
短かった |
mijikakunakatta
短くなかった |
| Polite |
mijikakatta desu
短かったです |
mijikaku arimasen deshita
短くありません でした |
|
| will probably be short | probably won't be short | ||
| Presumptive | Plain |
mijikai darō
短い だろう |
mijikakunai darō
短くない だろう |
| Polite |
mijikai deshō
短いでしょう |
mijikakunai deshō
短くない でしょう |
|
| if it were short | if it were not short | ||
| Conditional | Plain |
mijikakereba
短ければ |
mijikakunakereba
短くなければ |
| Polite | |||