青い
あおい · aoi
Blue, azure
- green
- pale (facial color), gray, grey
- unripe, inexperienced
Other ways to say “blue” in Japanese →
falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?
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あの青い車に気をつけて。
あのあおいくるまにきをつけて。
Watch out for that blue car.
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Conjugation
| Negative (ない形) | 青くないあおくない |
| Past (た形) | 青かったあおかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 青くなかったあおくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 青くてあおくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) | 青くあおく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 青いあおい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 青ければあおければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 青かったらあおかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 青くなるあおくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 青すぎるあおすぎる |
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What does 青い mean?
Blue, azure. It can also mean: green; pale (facial color), gray, grey; unripe, inexperienced.
How do you pronounce 青い?
あおい (aoi). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 青い?
JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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