JLPT N4 vocabulary
らしい: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
らしい
i-adjective
Meaning
- seeming ..., appearing ... (expresses judgement based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay)
- (suffix) (i-adjective) -ish, like a ..., typical of ..., appropriate for ..., becoming of ..., worthy of the name ... (after a noun, adverb or adj. stem)
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | らしい | らし |
| Plain past過去形 | らし | らし |
| Polite presentです形 | らしい | らし |
| Polite pastでした形 | らし | らし |
| Te-formて形 | らし | らし |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | らしい | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | らし | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | らし | らし |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | らし | らし |