甘く
うまく · umaku
JLPT N5 i-adjective 連用形
甘く is the masu-stem of 甘い — sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary, sugared.
- fragrant (smelling), sweet (music)
- lightly salted, light in salt, not spicy
How it’s built
甘い
甘く
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.
甘い is a i-adjective, so it follows that pattern.
Name that form
Three more forms of 甘い. Can you tell what each one is?
Every form of 甘い
| Negative (ない形) | 甘くないあまくない |
| Past (た形) | 甘かったあまかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 甘くなかったあまくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 甘くてあまくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) ← this one | 甘くあまく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 甘いあまい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 甘ければあまければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 甘かったらあまかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 甘くなるあまくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 甘すぎるあますぎる |
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Other forms and spellings
甘きゃ甘けりゃ甘かろ甘かろう甘かろふ甘けれ甘い甘え甘甘う甘かっSave your words
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