澁く
しぶく · shibuku
i-adjective 連用形
澁く is the masu-stem of 澁い — astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart.
- austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated
- sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky
How it’s built
澁い
澁く
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.
澁い is a i-adjective, so it follows that pattern.
Name that form
Three more forms of 澁い. Can you tell what each one is?
Every form of 澁い
| Negative (ない形) | 澁くないしぶくない |
| Past (た形) | 澁かったしぶかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 澁くなかったしぶくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 澁くてしぶくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) ← this one | 澁くしぶく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 澁いしぶい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 澁ければしぶければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 澁かったらしぶかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 澁くなるしぶくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 澁すぎるしぶすぎる |
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Other forms and spellings
澁けれ澁きゃ澁けりゃ澁かろ澁かろう澁かろふ澁い澁澁う澁かっSave your words
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