いい (ii) Japanese meaning: good | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 100いい · i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | いい | よくない |
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| Polite | いいです | よくないですalso よくありません |
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| Past polite | よかったです | よくなかったですalso よくありませんでした |
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| Past | よかった | よくなかった |
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| Te-form | よくて | よくなくて |
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| Adverbial | よく | |
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| Conditional | よければ | よくなければ |
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| Tara conditional | よかったら | よくなかったら |
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Meanings
The weather is nice today, isn't it?
This movie is really good.
Usage patterns
〈動詞〉てもいいit's okay/permitted to do ~
Is it okay if I sit here?
もういいthat's enough; never mind
That's enough, don't worry about it.
いい気分a good/pleasant feeling
I felt great after soaking in the hot spring.
〈物〉がいいto be preferable; to be the better choice
〈動詞〉といいit would be good if ~; you should ~
It would be good if you rested soon.
〈動詞〉た方がいいhad better ~; it's better to ~
You'd better go to bed early.
良き
いい is the everyday colloquial word for 'good', whereas 良き is formal and restricted to modifying a following noun in set phrases.