凄い

すごい

terrific, great

i-adjective

Conjugation Table

Present

凄い

Negative

凄くない

Past

凄かった

Past Negative

凄くなかった

Te Form

凄くて

Adverbial

凄く

Conditional

凄ければ

Presumptive

凄いでしょう

Example Sentences

その映画は凄いね。

That movie is terrific.

Sono eiga wa sugoi ne.

昨日のコンサートは凄かった。

Yesterday's concert was amazing.

Kinō no konsāto wa sugokatta.

この本は凄くないよ。

This book isn't great.

Kono hon wa sugoku nai yo.

Grammar Notes & Usage Tips

•Basic Conjugation:** As an i-adjective, 凄い (すごい) follows the regular pattern, so to say "was terrific" in past tense, simply change it to 凄かった (すごかった).

•Negative Form:** To express the negative, change すごい to すごくない, meaning "not terrific" or "not great." Keep in mind that this follows the standard i-adjective rule for negatives.

•Adverbial Use:** When using 凄い as an adverb, modify it to 凄く (すごく) to describe verbs or other adjectives, like in "すごく速い" (すごくはやい), meaning "terribly fast."

•Particle Usage:** When using 凄い to describe a noun, remember to place it directly before the noun without any particles, as in "すごい景色" (すごいけしき), which means "an amazing view."

•い-adjective: Conjugates by changing the い ending