強い
つよい · tsuyoi
Strong, potent, competent, domineering, tough
- strong, brawny, powerful, healthy, rugged
- good (at), skilled, knowledgeable
- being able to handle, know how to deal (with), durable (against), resistant (to), resilient
- tough, stiff, hard
- inflexible, obstinate, stubborn
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falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
ペットのしつけに関しては、根気強い指導が必要だ。
ぺっとのしつけにかんしては、こんきづよいしどうがひつようだ。
Regarding pet training, patient guidance is necessary.
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このコーヒーは、焙煎から作られるので、香りが強い。
このこーひーは、ばいせんからつくられるので、かおりがつよい。
This coffee is made from roasting, so it has a strong aroma.
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Conjugation
| Negative (ない形) | 強くないつよくない |
| Past (た形) | 強かったつよかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 強くなかったつよくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 強くてつよくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) | 強くつよく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 強いつよい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 強ければつよければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 強かったらつよかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 強くなるつよくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 強すぎるつよすぎる |
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What does 強い mean?
Strong, potent, competent, domineering, tough. It can also mean: strong, brawny, powerful, healthy, rugged; good (at), skilled, knowledgeable; being able to handle, know how to deal (with), durable (against), resistant (to), resilient.
How do you pronounce 強い?
つよい (tsuyoi). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 強い?
JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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