Nihoner

尊とうときゃ

とうときゃ · toutokya

JLPT N1 i-adjective 仮定形

is the conditional stem of 尊い — precious, valuable, priceless.

  • noble, exalted, sacred
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How it’s built

尊い 尊きゃ

Conditional stem (). Add ば to say “if”: 書け → 書けば (if you write).

This spelling is the version contracted in casual speech: 書けば → 書きゃ.

尊い 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 尊くないとうとくない
Past 尊かったとうとかった
Past negative 尊くなかったとうとくなかった
Te-form 尊くてとうとくて
Adverb 尊くとうとく
Before a noun 尊いとうとい
Ba-conditional 尊ければとうとければ
Tara-conditional 尊かったらとうとかったら
Become ~ 尊くなるとうとくなる
Too ~ 尊すぎるとうとすぎる

Drill every form in the Conjugation Dojo →

Other forms and spellings

尊けれ尊けりゃ尊かろ尊かろう尊かろふ尊い尊え尊う尊く尊かっ
conditional stem of 尊い