怖い

こわい

scary, frightening

i-adjective

Conjugation Table

Present

怖い

Negative

怖くない

Past

怖かった

Past Negative

怖くなかった

Te Form

怖くて

Adverbial

怖く

Conditional

怖ければ

Presumptive

怖いでしょう

Example Sentences

あの映画は怖いです。

That movie is scary.

Ano eiga wa kowai desu.

昨日の夢は怖かった。

Yesterday's dream was scary.

Kinou no yume wa kowakatta.

この話は怖くないよ。

This story is not scary.

Kono hanashi wa kowakunai yo.

Grammar Notes & Usage Tips

•Basic Usage**: 怖い (こわい) is an i-adjective, so when you want to describe something as scary, just place it before a noun, like 怖い映画 (こわいえいが) for "scary movie."

•Negative Form**: To say something is "not scary," simply change the ending: 怖くない (こわくない). For example, 怖くない犬 (こわくないいぬ) means "not a scary dog."

•Past Tense**: If you want to say something "was scary," use the past tense form 怖かった (こわかった). For example, 昨日の映画は怖かった (きのうのえいがはこわかった) means "Yesterday's movie was scary."

•Using Particles**: When expressing that you find something scary, use the particle が to link 怖い with the subject. For instance, 蜘蛛が怖い (くもがこわい) means "I find spiders scary."

•い-adjective: Conjugates by changing the い ending