薄暗い (うすぐらい, usugurai) Japanese meaning: dim | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000薄暗い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 薄暗い | 薄暗くない |
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| Polite | 薄暗いです | 薄暗くないですalso 薄暗くありません |
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| Past polite | 薄暗かったです | 薄暗くなかったですalso 薄暗くありませんでした |
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| Past | 薄暗かった | 薄暗くなかった |
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| Te-form | 薄暗くて | 薄暗くなくて |
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| Adverbial | 薄暗く | |
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| Conditional | 薄暗ければ | 薄暗くなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 薄暗かったら | 薄暗くなかったら |
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が
悪
く
なる
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Reading in a dim room will ruin your eyes.
The forest at dusk was gloomy and a little scary.
Usage patterns
〈場所〉が薄暗いa place is dim/gloomy
It was dim inside the forest.
薄暗くなるto grow dim (as light fades)
As evening comes, it gets dim outside.
薄暗い中で〈動詞〉to do something in the dim light
I read a book in the dim light.
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.
