also: かっこういい · かっこうがよい · かっこいい
格好いい · i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 格好いい | 格好よくない |
| Polite | 格好いいです | 格好よくないですalso 格好よくありません |
| Past polite | 格好よかったです | 格好よくなかったですalso 格好よくありませんでした |
| Past | 格好よかった | 格好よくなかった |
| Te-form | 格好よくて | 格好よくなくて |
| Adverbial | 格好よく | |
| Conditional | 格好よければ | 格好よくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 格好よかったら | 格好よくなかったら |
expression, i-adjective (yoi/ii class)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
Describes a person, appearance, or thing that is visually appealing, fashionable, or impressive in a modern, casual sense. Often used in youth language.
That actor is really good-looking.
Those new sneakers are cool, aren't they?
Commonly used as a single word; the が is often dropped in modern usage.
Form; grammatically explicit with が, but less common in casual writing.
Kanji spelling using 良い; いい is the modern reading.
Formal or written variant with が and 良い read as よい.
Kana ending よい; slightly more formal than いい.
Very common kana spelling in informal writing.
Compound of 格好 (appearance, form) and いい (good). The が particle is often omitted in colloquial speech, leading to the common form 格好いい.