痛い
いたい
hurt; painful; sore
i-adjective
Conjugation Table
Present
痛い
Negative
痛くない
Past
痛かった
Past Negative
痛くなかった
Te Form
痛くて
Adverbial
痛く
Conditional
痛ければ
Presumptive
痛いでしょう
Example Sentences
頭が痛いです。
My head hurts.
Atama ga itai desu.
昨日はお腹が痛かったです。
My stomach hurt yesterday.
Kinō wa onaka ga itakatta desu.
膝が痛くて、走れません。
My knee hurts, so I can’t run.
Hiza ga itakute, hashiremasen.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Basic Usage**: "痛い" is an i-adjective, which means you can directly use it before a noun to describe something as painful, like "痛い頭" (いたいあたま) for "painful head" or "headache." Just remember, it stays in its base form when used this way!
•Negative Form**: To say something is "not painful," change "痛い" to its negative form "痛くない" (いたくない). For example, "足が痛くない" (あしがいたくない) means "My leg is not painful."
•Past Tense**: If you want to express that something was painful, conjugate "痛い" to "痛かった" (いたかった). So, "昨日、歯が痛かった" (きのう、はがいたかった) means "Yesterday, my tooth was painful."
•Particle Pairing**: When describing where you feel pain, use the particle "が" to indicate the subject. For example, "頭が痛い" (あたまがいたい) translates to "My head hurts," clearly marking "head" as the painful area.
•い-adjective: Conjugates by changing the い ending