細い
ほそい
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
JLPT N5 Common word
Meanings
I-adjective
thin; slender; fine- unluckySlang
- small; fine; minute
- stingy; cheap
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 細いほそい | 細いですほそいです |
| Negative | 細くないほそくない | 細くないですほそくないです |
| Past | 細かったほそかった | 細かったですほそかったです |
| Past negative | 細くなかったほそくなかった | 細くなかったですほそくなかったです |
| Te-form | 細くてほそくて |
|---|---|
| Conditional (ば) | 細ければほそければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 細かったらほそかったら |
Example sentences
-
Love me lithe, love me long.
-
She has a slender waist.
-
Love me little, love me long.
彼女のウエストは細い。
She has a small waist.
-
I eat less than I used to.
More examples (10)
-
He uses a pencil with a fine point.
トムは年の割に細かった。
Tom was small for his age.
トムは歳の割に細いです。
Tom is small for his age.
その通りはとても細いんだ。
The street is very narrow.
-
His voice is thin even though he is fat.
-
The words "small" and "little" are synonyms.
-
My eyes narrowed into slits in the strong sunlight.
-
I want to bring down my waist size 3 centimetres.
-
This connection is too slow for me to watch movies.
-
Why are men strong even if they're slender?