JLPT N5 vocabulary
高い: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
たかい2Nakadaka · falls inside
i-adjective
Meaning
- high, tall
- expensive, high-priced
- high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
- loud
- high-pitched, shrill
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 高い | 高 |
| Plain past過去形 | 高 | 高 |
| Polite presentです形 | 高い | 高 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 高 | 高 |
| Te-formて形 | 高 | 高 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 高い | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 高 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 高 | 高 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 高 | 高 |
Example sentences
これは高いペンですか。
Is this an expensive pen?
毎日運動するおかげですごく高く跳べます。
Because I exercise every day, I can jump amazingly high.
限定グッズは高かろうが安かろうが絶対に欲しい。
I absolutely want the limited-edition merchandise, whether it's expensive or cheap.