遅い

おそい

Also written as:
  • 鈍い, 晩い, 遲いoK

Meanings

  • Adjective

    i-adjective
    1. slow (only 遅い, 鈍い).
    2. late (e.g. "late at night").
    3. too late (only 遅い, 鈍い).
    4. dull; stupid (only 遅い, 鈍い).

      archaism

Word informations

  • Common word: yes
  • JLPT Level: 5

Kanji

遅slow, late, back, later
鈍dull, slow, foolish, blunt
晩nightfall, night
遲late, tardy, slow, delay

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Conjugation

Typei-adjective
Non-Past positive遅い
Non-Past negative遅くない
Past positive遅かった
Provisional遅ければ
-te form遅くて
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Conjugation of 遅い (おそい)

Type
i-adjective (keiyoushi)
Stem
遅
Infinitive
None
-te form
遅くて
Neutral
Positive Negative
Non-past
  • 遅い
  • 遅くない
Past
  • 遅かった
  • 遅くなかった
Conjunctive
  • 遅くて
  • 遅くなくて
Conditional
  • 遅かったら
  • 遅くなかったら
Provisional
  • 遅ければ
  • 遅くなければ
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