JLPT N5 vocabulary
怖い: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
こわい2Nakadaka · falls inside
i-adjective
Meaning
scary, frightening, eerie, dreadful

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 怖い | 怖 |
| Plain past過去形 | 怖 | 怖 |
| Polite presentです形 | 怖い | 怖 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 怖 | 怖 |
| Te-formて形 | 怖 | 怖 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 怖い | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 怖 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 怖 | 怖 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 怖 | 怖 |
Example sentences
あの先生は怖いのでまだ授業を受けずにいる。
That teacher is scary so I haven't yet taken their class.
お父さんは見た目こそ怖いが、面白い人です。
Although Dad has a scary appearance, he is an interesting person.
弟は犬が好きだけど、僕にとって犬は怖い存在だ。
My little brother likes dogs, but to me, they are scary.