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Sentence

I dislike fish.

Related words

嫌きらい

Hiragana
きらい
Adjectival noun
stem

dislike; detestable; disagreeable; hateful / (~嫌いがある) tendency; apt to; having a touch/smack of

I dislike fish.

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this adjectival noun.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei) Used in forms such as darou.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: 嫌いに 嫌いだっ
Used with de or ni.
Conclusive form (shushikei) Ends a sentence with da.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: 嫌いの
Modifies a noun with na.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: 嫌いであれば
Expresses a condition with nara.
Imperative form (meireikei) Used in formal expressions such as de are.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form equivalent Connects clauses using de.
Ta-form
Alternative: 嫌いでした
Expresses the past with datta.
Nai-form
Alternative: 嫌いじゃない
Expresses negation with dewa nai or ja nai.
Desu-form Used for polite speech.
Notes
  • 「嫌い」はナ形容詞(形容動詞)として「嫌いだ」「嫌いな」の形をとる。
  • 接尾的に用いられる場合は連濁して「〜嫌い(〜ぎらい)」となることがある。
  • 「嫌いの」は「食べ物の好き嫌いの」など名詞的用法で見られる連体用法。

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