えご
ego
えご is the stem of えごい — ego.
How it’s built
Stem (語幹). The part that does not change. Adjectives and some words appear as a bare stem in compounds or exclamations.
えごい is a i-adjective, so it follows that pattern.
Name that form
Three more forms of えごい. Can you tell what each one is?
Every form of えごい
| Negative (ない形) | えごくない |
| Past (た形) | えごかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | えごくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | えごくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) | えごく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | えごい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | えごければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | えごかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | えごくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | えごすぎる |
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In real sentences
レジ袋は有料になってから、エコバッグを持つ人が増えた。
れじぶくろはゆうりょうになってから、えこばっぐをもつひとがふえた。
Since plastic bags became charged, more people carry eco-bags.
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Other forms and spellings
えごいえごけれえごきゃえごけりゃえごかろえごかろうえごかろふえげええごうえごくえごかっUsed in everyday conversation and psychology to refer to the self or selfishness, often with a negative nuance.
⚖️ Often confused with 'jibun' (self), but 'ego' specifically implies selfishness or self-centeredness.
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