温く
ぬくく · nukuku
JLPT N3 i-adjective 連用形
温く is the masu-stem of 温い — lukewarm, tepid.
- lenient
How it’s built
温い
温く
Masu-stem (連用形). The base for ます, たい and ながら, and the way to link two actions: 書き → 書きます.
温い is a i-adjective, so it follows that pattern.
Name that form
Three more forms of 温い. Can you tell what each one is?
Every form of 温い
| Negative (ない形) | 温くないぬるくない |
| Past (た形) | 温かったぬるかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 温くなかったぬるくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 温くてぬるくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) ← this one | 温くぬるく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 温いぬるい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 温ければぬるければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 温かったらぬるかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 温くなるぬるくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 温すぎるぬるすぎる |
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Other forms and spellings
温けれ温きゃ温けりゃ温かろ温かろう温かろふ温い温う温かっSave your words
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