旨
うま · uma
i-adjective 語幹
旨 is the stem of 旨い — principle, aim, main purpose, central part, pillar.
- purport, gist, drift, meaning
- instructions, orders, intention, wishes
How it’s built
旨い
旨
Stem (語幹). The part that does not change. Adjectives and some words appear as a bare stem in compounds or exclamations.
旨い is a i-adjective, so it follows that pattern.
Name that form
Three more forms of 旨い. Can you tell what each one is?
Every form of 旨い
| Negative (ない形) | 旨くないうまくない |
| Past (た形) | 旨かったうまかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 旨くなかったうまくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 旨くてうまくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) | 旨くうまく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 旨いうまい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 旨ければうまければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 旨かったらうまかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 旨くなるうまくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 旨すぎるうますぎる |
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In real sentences
この料理は辛いだけでなく、旨味もある。
このりょうりはからいだけでなく、うまみもある。
This dish is not only spicy but also savory.
Nihoner sentence bank
Other forms and spellings
旨い旨けれ旨きゃ旨けりゃ旨かろ旨かろう旨かろふ旨え旨う旨く旨かっSave your words
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