背の高い
せのたかい
tall (of a person)
Meanings
Expression, I-adjective
tall (of a person)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 背の高いせのたかい | 背の高いですせのたかいです |
| Negative | 背の高くないせのたかくない | 背の高くないですせのたかくないです |
| Past | 背の高かったせのたかかった | 背の高かったですせのたかかったです |
| Past negative | 背の高くなかったせのたかくなかった | 背の高くなかったですせのたかくなかったです |
| Te-form | 背の高くてせのたかくて |
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| Conditional (ば) | 背の高ければせのたかければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 背の高かったらせのたかかったら |
Example sentences
背の高い男性でした。
He was a tall man.
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She has a daughter who is tall.
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The tall man came out of the house.
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A tall woman came along.
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I hid in the tall grass.
More examples (10)
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Tony is a very tall boy.
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That tall man is Mr Smith.
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A tall man came up to me.
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A tall boy is standing at the gate.
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I imagined him a tall man.
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There is a tall man in the classroom.
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We walked along an avenue of tall poplars.
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What's that tall man playing?
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She is much the tallest girl.
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She saw a tall man yesterday.