狭い

せまい

narrow; not spacious

i-adjective

Conjugation Table

Present

狭い

Negative

狭くない

Past

狭かった

Past Negative

狭くなかった

Te Form

狭くて

Adverbial

狭く

Conditional

狭ければ

Presumptive

狭いでしょう

Example Sentences

この部屋は狭いです。

This room is narrow.

Kono heya wa semai desu.

昨日の道は狭くなかったです。

Yesterday's road was not narrow.

Kinō no michi wa semaku nakatta desu.

この通りを狭くて通りにくいです。

This street is narrow and hard to pass.

Kono tōri wa semakute tōri nikui desu.

Grammar Notes & Usage Tips

•Basic Usage**: As an i-adjective, 狭い (せまい) follows the typical pattern where it directly describes a noun, like in 狭い部屋 (せまいへや) meaning "a narrow room." Just place it before the noun you want to describe!

•Negative Form**: To say something isn't narrow, change 狭い to its negative form 狭くない (せまくない). For example, "This room is not narrow" would be この部屋は狭くない (このへやはせまくない).

•Past Tense**: When talking about something that was narrow in the past, use 狭かった (せまかった). So, "The street was narrow" becomes 通りは狭かった (とおりはせまかった).

•Connecting Sentences**: If you want to connect sentences using 狭い, use the te-form 狭くて (せまくて). For example, "The room is narrow and dark" translates to 部屋は狭くて暗い (へやはせまくてくらい).

•い-adjective: Conjugates by changing the い ending