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好よい

Hiragana
よい / いい
Adjective

good

His proposal may seem good at first glance, but if put into practice, it could expose contradictions in the system.

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好い

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this adjective.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: 良かろ よかろ
Used in forms such as karou; mainly literary.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: 良く よく
Used in forms such as kute and kunai.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: 良い よい いい
Ends a sentence.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: 良い よい いい
Modifies a noun.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: 良けれ よけれ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Imperative form (meireikei)
Alternative: 良かれ よかれ
Rarely used in modern Japanese.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form
Alternative: 良くて よくて
Connects clauses with kute.
Ta-form
Alternative: 良かった よかった
Expresses the past with katta.
Nai-form
Alternative: 良くない よくない
Expresses negation with kunai.
Ba-form
Alternative: 良ければ よければ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Notes
  • 「好い」は「良い」と同じく、口語では終止・連体形に「いい」も用いられます。活用形は一般に「よく」「よかった」「よければ」のように「よ-」系になります。

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