可愛い

かわいい

cute, adorable

i-adjective

Conjugation Table

Present

可愛い

Negative

可愛くない

Past

可愛かった

Past Negative

可愛くなかった

Te Form

可愛くて

Adverbial

可愛く

Conditional

可愛ければ

Presumptive

可愛いでしょう

Example Sentences

あの猫はとても可愛いです。

That cat is very cute.

Ano neko wa totemo kawaii desu.

昨日、可愛い服を買いました。

Yesterday, I bought cute clothes.

Kinou, kawaii fuku wo kaimashita.

この犬は可愛くないですね。

This dog is not cute, is it?

Kono inu wa kawaikunai desu ne.

Grammar Notes & Usage Tips

•Basic Conjugation**: Since 可愛い (かわいい) is an i-adjective, remember to drop the final い to form the negative, past, and past negative: 可愛くない (かわいくない) for "not cute," 可愛かった (かわいかった) for "was cute," and 可愛くなかった (かわいくなかった) for "was not cute."

•Using with Nouns**: When you want to say "cute [noun]," just place 可愛い before the noun, like 可愛い猫 (かわいいねこ) for "cute cat." No need for particles in between!

•Comparing Cuteness**: To compare cuteness, use the particle より with 可愛い. For example, その犬はこの猫より可愛い (そのいぬはこのねこよりかわいい) means "That dog is cuter than this cat."

•Adverbial Form**: If you need to use 可愛い as an adverb, change it to 可愛く (かわいく), like in 可愛く笑う (かわいくわらう), which means "to laugh cutely."

•い-adjective: Conjugates by changing the い ending