硬い
かたい
hard; solid; tough; stiff
JLPT N4 Common word
Meanings
I-adjective
hard; solid; tough- stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
- strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)
- safe; steady; honest; steadfast
- obstinate; stubborn
All 6 meanings
- bookish; formal; stuffy
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 硬いかたい | 硬いですかたいです |
| Negative | 硬くないかたくない | 硬くないですかたくないです |
| Past | 硬かったかたかった | 硬かったですかたかったです |
| Past negative | 硬くなかったかたくなかった | 硬くなかったですかたくなかったです |
| Te-form | 硬くてかたくて |
|---|---|
| Conditional (ば) | 硬ければかたければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 硬かったらかたかったら |
Example sentences
体が硬いね。
Your body is stiff.
身体、硬いね。
My body is stiff.
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I hard-boiled an egg.
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Iron is harder than gold.
肉が硬くて切れない。
The meat cuts tough.
More examples (10)
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The pond was frozen hard.
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Shoes are stiff when they are new.
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Boil the eggs hard.
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The ice is too hard to crack.
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What is the hardest cheese?
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One of the qualities of steel is hardness.
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Nickel is a hard, silver-white metal.
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Nothing is as hard as a diamond.
こんな硬くなったパンは食べたくないよ。
I don't want to eat this stale bread.
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I prefer hardwood floors to carpet.