薄い
うすい
thin (of an object); pale; light; faint
JLPT N5 Common word
Meanings
I-adjective
thin (of an object)- pale; light; faint
- watery; thin; diluted
- weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.); not much (of a presence)
- slim (probability, etc.); small
All 6 meanings
- sparse; patchy; scattered
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 薄いうすい | 薄いですうすいです |
| Negative | 薄くないうすくない | 薄くないですうすくないです |
| Past | 薄かったうすかった | 薄かったですうすかったです |
| Past negative | 薄くなかったうすくなかった | 薄くなかったですうすくなかったです |
| Te-form | 薄くてうすくて |
|---|---|
| Conditional (ば) | 薄ければうすければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 薄かったらうすかったら |
Example sentences
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Cut the meat into thin slices.
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I prepared a weak solution of sugar and water.
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There is little hope of my success.
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There is little hope of my success.
このスープは薄すぎます。
This soup is too thin for me.
More examples (10)
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The air is thin at the top of a high mountain.
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There was thin ice on the lake.
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One book is thin, and the other is thick.
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His hair got thinner and thinner.
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The air on top of the mountain was very thin.
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I'd like my coffee weak.
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My new phone is thinner than my old phone.
トムはリンゴを薄く切りました。
Tom sliced the apple.
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The ice is too thin to bear your weight.
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They don't like their steaks thin.