温い
ぬるい
lukewarm
i-adjective
Conjugation Table
Present
温い
Negative
温くない
Past
温かった
Past Negative
温くなかった
Te Form
温くて
Adverbial
温く
Conditional
温ければ
Presumptive
温いでしょう
Example Sentences
お茶が温いです。
The tea is lukewarm.
Ocha ga nurui desu.
昨日のお風呂は温かった。
Yesterday's bath was lukewarm.
Kinō no ofuro wa nurukatta.
このスープは温くない。
This soup is not lukewarm.
Kono sūpu wa nurukunai.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Temperature Context**: 温い (ぬるい) is typically used to describe something that is lukewarm, such as water or a bath, so be careful not to use it for describing a lukewarm attitude or response, which would be more like 生ぬるい (なまぬるい).
•Particle Pairing**: When using 温い in a sentence, pair it with the particle が, as in "お湯が温い" (おゆがぬるい) to say "The water is lukewarm," focusing on the subject of the sentence.
•Conjugation Tips**: Being an i-adjective, 温い follows regular i-adjective conjugation rules, so for the negative form, just drop the い and add くない, resulting in 温くない (ぬるくない), meaning "not lukewarm."
•Politeness Level**: To add politeness, you can use 温いです (ぬるいです) for "It is lukewarm," which is a simple way to express this in a more formal setting.
•い-adjective: Conjugates by changing the い ending