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Last Updated:2026/07/27
Sentence

The first greeting felt a bit awkward, but we quickly warmed up to each other.

Related words

ぎこちない

Adjective

awkward, clumsy

The first greeting felt a bit awkward, but we quickly warmed up to each other.

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this adjective.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: ぎごちなかろ
Used in forms such as karou; mainly literary.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: ぎこちなかっ ぎごちなく ぎごちなかっ
Used in forms such as kute and kunai.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: ぎごちない
Ends a sentence.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: ぎごちない
Modifies a noun.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: ぎごちなけれ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Imperative form (meireikei)
Alternative: ぎごちなかれ
Rarely used in modern Japanese.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form
Alternative: ぎごちなくて
Connects clauses with kute.
Ta-form
Alternative: ぎごちなかった
Expresses the past with katta.
Nai-form
Alternative: ぎごちなくない
Expresses negation with kunai.
Ba-form
Alternative: ぎごちなければ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Notes
  • 「ぎごちない」は表記・読みの揺れとして扱う。

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