Japanese
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Adjective
こまい • (komai) -i (adverbial こまく (komaku))
- (Western Japan) small
- Synonym: (standard) 小さい (chīsai)
- こまい宿屋 ― komai yadoya ― a small inn
Inflection
Inflection of こまい
| Stem forms
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| Imperfective (未然形)
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こまかろ
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komakaro
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| Continuative (連用形)
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こまく
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komaku
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| Terminal (終止形)
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こまい
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komai
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| Attributive (連体形)
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こまい
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komai
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| Hypothetical (仮定形)
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こまけれ
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komakere
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| Imperative (命令形)
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こまかれ
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komakare
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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こまくない
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komaku nai
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| Informal past
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こまかった
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komakatta
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| Informal negative past
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こまくなかった
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komaku nakatta
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| Formal
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こまいです
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komai desu
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| Formal negative
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こまくないです
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komaku nai desu
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| Formal past
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こまかったです
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komakatta desu
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| Formal negative past
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こまくなかったです
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komaku nakatta desu
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| Conjunctive
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こまくて
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komakute
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| Conditional
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こまければ
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komakereba
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| Provisional
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こまかったら
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komakattara
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| Volitional
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こまかろう
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komakarō
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| Adverbial
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こまく
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komaku
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| Degree
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こまさ
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komasa
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Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of こまい – see the following entries.
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(This term, こまい (komai), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as こまい, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こまい.
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(The following entries do not have a page created for them yet: 古米, 木舞.)