JLPT N5 vocabulary
可愛い: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
かわいい3Nakadaka · falls inside
i-adjective
Meaning
- cute, adorable, charming, lovely, pretty
- dear, precious, darling, pet
- innocent, childlike, childish, lovable
- dainty, little, tiny

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 可愛い | 可愛 |
| Plain past過去形 | 可愛 | 可愛 |
| Polite presentです形 | 可愛い | 可愛 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 可愛 | 可愛 |
| Te-formて形 | 可愛 | 可愛 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 可愛い | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 可愛 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 可愛 | 可愛 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 可愛 | 可愛 |
Example sentences
子供は可愛いね。
Children are cute, aren't they?
私の部屋に可愛い猫がいます。
There is a cute cat in my room.
佐藤さんは可愛いと言い、面白いと言い、僕の理想の女性だ。
Considering that Sato is cute and funny, she's my perfect girl.