暑い
あつい · atsui
Hot, warm, sultry, heated
- passionate, impassioned, burning (desire, etc.)
- on everybody's mind, on the radar, du jour, interested (gaze, etc.)
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falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?
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Conjugation
| Negative (ない形) | 暑くないあつくない |
| Past (た形) | 暑かったあつかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 暑くなかったあつくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 暑くてあつくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) | 暑くあつく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 暑いあつい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 暑ければあつければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 暑かったらあつかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 暑くなるあつくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 暑すぎるあつすぎる |
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What does 暑い mean?
Hot, warm, sultry, heated. It can also mean: passionate, impassioned, burning (desire, etc.); on everybody's mind, on the radar, du jour, interested (gaze, etc.).
How do you pronounce 暑い?
あつい (atsui). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 暑い?
JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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