新しい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 新しい | 新しくない |
| Polite | 新しいです | 新しくないですalso 新しくありません |
| Past polite | 新しかったです | 新しくなかったですalso 新しくありませんでした |
| Past | 新しかった | 新しくなかった |
| Te-form | 新しくて | 新しくなくて |
| Adverbial | 新しく | |
| Conditional | 新しければ | 新しくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 新しかったら | 新しくなかったら |
Broad adjective for something that has recently come into existence, been acquired, or replaced something old. Covers physical objects, ideas, information, eras, and freshness of food or feeling.
I bought a new car.
このパンはまだ新しい。
This bread is still fresh.
新しい情報が入りました。
New information has come in.
I bought new shoes.
A new life will begin next month.
We made a new discovery during the research.
The company introduced a new system.
新しい describes something objectively new or recent, while 珍しい describes something that feels novel or unfamiliar to the person experiencing it.
新しい is the general adjective for 'new', while 最新 is the superlative 'the newest/latest' and typically modifies with の rather than inflecting like an i-adjective.
unprecedented; new and different; fresh · contrived; affected; unnaturally novel
be fond of new things; hunt after novelties