吝い
しわい · shiwai
Stingy, cheap, very frugal
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Conjugation
| Negative (ない形) | 吝くないしわくない |
| Past (た形) | 吝かったしわかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 吝くなかったしわくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 吝くてしわくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) | 吝くしわく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 吝いしわい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 吝ければしわければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 吝かったらしわかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 吝くなるしわくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 吝すぎるしわすぎる |
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What does 吝い mean?
Stingy, cheap, very frugal.
How do you pronounce 吝い?
しわい (shiwai). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
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