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こは

こわ · kowa

JLPT N5 i-adjective 語幹

is the stem of こはい — strong, potent, competent, domineering, tough.

  • strong, brawny, powerful, healthy, rugged
  • good (at), skilled, knowledgeable
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How it’s built

こはい こは

Stem (). The part that does not change. Adjectives and some words appear as a bare stem in compounds or exclamations.

こはい is a i-adjective, so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Negative こはくないこわくない
Past こはかったこわかった
Past negative こはくなかったこわくなかった
Te-form こはくてこわくて
Adverb こはくこわく
Before a noun こはいこわい
Ba-conditional こはければこわければ
Tara-conditional こはかったらこわかったら
Become ~ こはくなるこわくなる
Too ~ こはすぎるこわすぎる

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In real sentences

I ate breakfast.

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I eat breakfast in the kitchen.

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I didn't eat breakfast.

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Other forms and spellings

こはけれこはきゃこはけりゃこはかろこはかろうこはかろふこはいこはえこはうこはかっ
stem of こはい