JLPT N5 vocabulary
狭い: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
せまい2Nakadaka · falls inside
i-adjective
Meaning
- narrow, confined, small, cramped
- limited, narrow-minded, confining

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 狭い | 狭 |
| Plain past過去形 | 狭 | 狭 |
| Polite presentです形 | 狭い | 狭 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 狭 | 狭 |
| Te-formて形 | 狭 | 狭 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 狭い | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 狭 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 狭 | 狭 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 狭 | 狭 |
Example sentences
あの映画館は狭い上に、画面も小さい。
Not only is the movie theatre cramped, but the screen is also small.