巧
うま · uma
i-adjective 語幹
巧 is the stem of 巧い — skilfulness, skillfulness, cleverness.
How it’s built
巧い
巧
Stem (語幹). The part that does not change. Adjectives and some words appear as a bare stem in compounds or exclamations.
巧い is a i-adjective, so it follows that pattern.
Name that form
Three more forms of 巧い. Can you tell what each one is?
Every form of 巧い
| Negative (ない形) | 巧くないうまくない |
| Past (た形) | 巧かったうまかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 巧くなかったうまくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 巧くてうまくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) | 巧くうまく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 巧いうまい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 巧ければうまければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 巧かったらうまかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 巧くなるうまくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 巧すぎるうますぎる |
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In real sentences
彼女のピアノ演奏を聴くたびに、その技巧の素晴らしさに圧倒される。
かのじょのぴあのえんそうをきくたびに、そのぎこうのすばらしさにあっとうされる。
Every time I listen to her piano performance, I am overwhelmed by the brilliance of her technique.
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Other forms and spellings
巧い巧けれ巧きゃ巧けりゃ巧かろ巧かろう巧かろふ巧え巧う巧く巧かっSave your words
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