わかーい (ワカーイ)
Wakaii · わかーい — young, youthful; immature, green; low (number), small
Other ways to say “young” in Japanese →
わかーい in rōmaji: wakaii.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
わかーい
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
若い
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| 読み (Reading) |
ワカーイ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
形容詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
形容詞
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
終止形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
わかーい
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| 読み・基本形 |
ワカーイ
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| 表記・基本形 |
わかーい
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| 見出し語の読み |
ワカイ
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Casual spoken Japanese, often used by younger speakers or in playful contexts to emphasize youthfulness or immaturity.
わかーいのに、もう会社辞めたの？
Wakaii noni, mou kaisha yameta no?
He's so young, but he already quit his job?
あの店の店員はみんなわかーいね。
Ano mise no ten'in wa minna wakaii ne.
All the staff at that store are so young.
⚖️ Often confused with 若い (wakai), but わかーい is a more exaggerated, casual lengthening.
わかーい means “young, youthful; immature, green; low (number), small” — full definition & examples →
| 丁寧形 (Polite) |
若いです
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
若くない
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| 過去形 (Past) |
若かった
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| て形 (Te-form) |
若くて
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| 副詞形 (Adverbial) |
若く
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| 仮定形 (Conditional) |
若ければ
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