甘
うま · uma
JLPT N5 i-adjective 語幹
甘 is the 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
Stem (語幹). The part that does not change. Adjectives and some words appear as a bare stem in compounds or exclamations.
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) | 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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In real sentences
このケーキは甘すぎるから、あまり好きじゃない。
このけーきはあますぎるから、あまりすきじゃない。
Because this cake is too sweet, I don't like it much.
Nihoner sentence bank
このケーキは甘すぎるので、あまり食べられません。
Nihoner sentence bank
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う甘く甘かっSave your words
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