JLPT N5 vocabulary
好き: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
すき2Odaka · falls after
na-adjective
Meaning
- liking, being fond of, to one’s liking, to one’s taste, preferred, favourite
- romantic liking, being in love with, beloved
- faddism, eccentricity (noun, na-adjective)
- as one likes, as it suits one
- lecherous, lustful, salacious

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 好き | 好き |
| Plain past過去形 | 好き | 好き |
| Polite presentです形 | 好き | 好き |
| Polite pastでした形 | 好き | 好き |
| Te-formて形 | 好き | 好き |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 好き | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 好き | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 好き | 好き |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 好き | 好き |
Example sentences
娘は最近好きなアニメのことばかり話す。
Lately, my daughter speaks only about the anime she likes.
ミルクやチーズといった乳製品が好きです。
I like dairy products such as milk and cheese.
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.