浅い
あさい
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep)
JLPT N4 Common word
Meanings
I-adjective
shallow; superficial- slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge)
- short (time); early; young
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 浅いあさい | 浅いですあさいです |
| Negative | 浅くないあさくない | 浅くないですあさくないです |
| Past | 浅かったあさかった | 浅かったですあさかったです |
| Past negative | 浅くなかったあさくなかった | 浅くなかったですあさくなかったです |
| Te-form | 浅くてあさくて |
|---|---|
| Conditional (ば) | 浅ければあさければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 浅かったらあさかったら |
Example sentences
眠りが浅いんだ。
I'm a light sleeper.
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The spring was still young.
この湖は浅いのよ。
This lake is shallow.
この池は浅いです。
This pond is shallow.
この川は浅いですか？
Is this river shallow?
More examples (10)
この川は浅そうだね。
That river seems shallow, doesn't it?
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Little by little the water gets shallower.
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The river was shallow at that point.
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The pond is too shallow for swimming.
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He leaped over the shallow ditch.
その池は浅すぎて泳げないよ。
The pond is too shallow for swimming.
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This river becomes shallow at that point.
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The curriculum of this school is wide and shallow.
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The stream becomes shallower as you move upriver.
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The stout man leaped over the shallow ditch and stumbled.