Common word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000安い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 安い | 安くない |
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| Polite | 安いです | 安くないですalso 安くありません |
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| Past polite | 安かったです | 安くなかったですalso 安くありませんでした |
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| Past | 安かった | 安くなかった |
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| Te-form | 安くて | 安くなくて |
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| Adverbial | 安く | |
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| Conditional | 安ければ | 安くなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 安かったら | 安くなかったら |
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Usage patterns
〈物〉を安く買うto buy something cheaply
I bought shoes cheaply at the sale.
心が安いto feel at ease or peaceful in one's heart
Hearing his words, I felt at ease.
〈物〉が安くなるfor something to become cheaper
The price of gasoline has gone down.
安ければ安いほどthe cheaper, the better/more so
If the quality is the same, the cheaper the better.
安い割に〈形容詞〉surprisingly good/bad for how cheap it is
This restaurant is tasty for how cheap it is.
Expressions
安くつくbe cheap; be inexpensive お安くないon very good terms; romantically involved 安かろう悪かろうyou get what you pay for; cheap things are often poor quality