Common word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000苦い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 苦い | 苦くない |
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| Polite | 苦いです | 苦くないですalso 苦くありません |
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| Past polite | 苦かったです | 苦くなかったですalso 苦くありませんでした |
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| Past | 苦かった | 苦くなかった |
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| Te-form | 苦くて | 苦くなくて |
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| Adverbial | 苦く | |
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| Conditional | 苦ければ | 苦くなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 苦かったら | 苦くなかったら |
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Usage patterns
〈物〉が苦いfor something to taste bitter
This coffee is very bitter.
苦い顔をするto make a bitter/sour face
He made a sour face at that question.
苦い思いをするto have a bitter experience or feeling
He had a bitter feeling from that failure.
苦く感じるto taste/feel bitter
This medicine tastes bitter.
口の中が苦いto have a bitter taste in one's mouth
When you have a fever, your mouth tastes bitter.
Expressions
良薬口に苦しgood medicine tastes bitter; the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to