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高たか

たか · taka

JLPT N5 i-adjective 語幹

is the stem of 高い — high, tall.

  • expensive, high-priced
  • high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
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How it’s built

高い 高

Stem (). The part that does not change. Adjectives and some words appear as a bare stem in compounds or exclamations.

高い is a i-adjective, so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Negative 高くないたかくない
Past 高かったたかかった
Past negative 高くなかったたかくなかった
Te-form 高くてたかくて
Adverb 高くたかく
Before a noun 高いたかい
Ba-conditional 高ければたかければ
Tara-conditional 高かったらたかかったら
Become ~ 高くなるたかくなる
Too ~ 高すぎるたかすぎる

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In real sentences

This sea and that sea differ in wave height.

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A new record was set in the high jump.

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Judging from this heat, the water is quite hot, isn't it?

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Other forms and spellings

高けれ高きゃ高けりゃ高かろ高かろう高かろふ高い高え高う高く高かっ
stem of 高い