淡い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 淡い | 淡くない |
| Polite | 淡いです | 淡くないですalso 淡くありません |
| Past polite | 淡かったです | 淡くなかったですalso 淡くありませんでした |
| Past | 淡かった | 淡くなかった |
| Te-form | 淡くて | 淡くなくて |
| Adverbial | 淡く | |
| Conditional | 淡ければ | 淡くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 淡かったら | 淡くなかったら |
Used for colors, light, shadows, scents, and similar impressions that are soft, weak, or not intense.
She was wearing a pale pink dress.
空が淡い青に変わってきた。
The sky began turning a light blue.
Figurative use for weak or delicate feelings, hopes, memories, or impressions; often softer and more lyrical than simply 弱い.
彼は淡い期待を抱いて返事を待った。
He waited for the reply with a faint hope.
初恋は今でも淡い思い出として残っている。
My first love still remains as a fleeting, delicate memory.
Pale pink petals were dancing in the wind.
A faint light was illuminating the room.
He was still holding onto a faint hope.
I had a delicate, fleeting crush on her.