JLPT N5 vocabulary
安い: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
やすい2Nakadaka · falls inside
i-adjective
Meaning
- cheap, inexpensive
- calm, peaceful, quiet
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 安い | 安 |
| Plain past過去形 | 安 | 安 |
| Polite presentです形 | 安い | 安 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 安 | 安 |
| Te-formて形 | 安 | 安 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 安い | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 安 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 安 | 安 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 安 | 安 |
Example sentences
これとあれとでは、 どちらが安いのですか。
Which is cheaper, this or that?
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.
早いし、安いし、うまい!それはどこの牛丼ですか?
It was made quickly and is cheap and yummy. Where is this gyudon from?