暗い
くらい
dark, gloomy
i-adjective
Conjugation Table
Present
暗い
Negative
暗くない
Past
暗かった
Past Negative
暗くなかった
Te Form
暗くて
Adverbial
暗く
Conditional
暗ければ
Presumptive
暗いでしょう
Example Sentences
部屋が暗いです。
The room is dark.
Heya ga kurai desu.
昨日は暗かったです。
It was dark yesterday.
Kinō wa kurakatta desu.
教室は暗くないです。
The classroom is not dark.
Kyōshitsu wa kurakunai desu.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Conjugating 暗い**: As an i-adjective, 暗い follows regular i-adjective conjugation patterns. For the negative form, just replace the い with くない, making it 暗くない to say "not dark."
•Using with Nouns**: When 暗い modifies a noun, it comes directly before it without any particles. For example, 暗い部屋 (くらいへや) means "a dark room."
•Describing States**: Use 暗い with the particle です to describe states politely, like 暗いです to simply say "It is dark." This is handy for basic conversations!
•Expressing Past Tense**: To talk about something that was dark, change the い to かった, forming 暗かった. For example, 昨日は暗かった (きのうはくらかった) means "It was dark yesterday."
•い-adjective: Conjugates by changing the い ending