幼い
おさない
very young; little; childish; immature
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
I-adjective
very young; little- childish; immature
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 幼いおさない | 幼いですおさないです |
| Negative | 幼くないおさなくない | 幼くないですおさなくないです |
| Past | 幼かったおさなかった | 幼かったですおさなかったです |
| Past negative | 幼くなかったおさなくなかった | 幼くなかったですおさなくなかったです |
| Te-form | 幼くておさなくて |
|---|---|
| Conditional (ば) | 幼ければおさなければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 幼かったらおさなかったら |
Example sentences
アンは幼い少女です。
Ann is a little girl.
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His way of thinking is very childish.
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A young child has a small vocabulary.
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I began to sing when I was a youngster.
この言葉って、幼すぎるかな？
Is this word too childish?
More examples (10)
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He has a wife and a young child.
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The little boy embraced his dog.
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Her talent blossomed early.
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Tom lost both his parents when he was still very young.
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The little boy sat on his father's shoulders.
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She is too young to go to school.
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I took the little girl by the hand.
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This game can be played by young children.
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Tom has three little children.
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The heroine of this story is a little girl.