JLPT N5 vocabulary
早い: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
はやい2Nakadaka · falls inside
i-adjective
Meaning
- early, soon, earlier than usual
- premature, too soon, too early
- easy, simple, quick, fast
- as soon as ..., the moment ..., the instant ...
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 早い | 早 |
| Plain past過去形 | 早 | 早 |
| Polite presentです形 | 早い | 早 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 早 | 早 |
| Te-formて形 | 早 | 早 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 早い | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 早 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 早 | 早 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 早 | 早 |
Example sentences
早く食え! そして、 さっさと学校に行け!
Hurry up, eat, then quickly head off to school!
私が帰宅するが早いか、お風呂に入りました。
No sooner had I returned home than I got in the bath.
早いし、安いし、うまい!それはどこの牛丼ですか?
It was made quickly and is cheap and yummy. Where is this gyudon from?