Nihoner

吝しわ

しわ · shiwa

i-adjective 語幹

is the stem of 吝い — stingy, cheap, very frugal.

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How it’s built

吝い 吝

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

吝い 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 吝くないしわくない
Past 吝かったしわかった
Past negative 吝くなかったしわくなかった
Te-form 吝くてしわくて
Adverb 吝くしわく
Before a noun 吝いしわい
Ba-conditional 吝ければしわければ
Tara-conditional 吝かったらしわかったら
Become ~ 吝くなるしわくなる
Too ~ 吝すぎるしわすぎる

Drill every form in the Conjugation Dojo →

Other forms and spellings

吝けれ吝きゃ吝けりゃ吝かろ吝かろう吝かろふ吝い吝え吝う吝く吝かっ
stem of 吝い