遠く
とおく
far away, distant
na-adjective
Conjugation Table
Present
遠くだ
Negative
遠くじゃない
Past
遠くだった
Past Negative
遠くじゃなかった
Te Form
遠くで
Adverbial
遠くに
Conditional
遠くなら
Presumptive
遠くでしょう
Example Sentences
学校は遠いです。
The school is far away.
Gakkou wa tooi desu.
昨日は遠くなかったです。
It wasn't far away yesterday.
Kinou wa tookunakatta desu.
遠くても行きたいです。
Even if it's far, I want to go.
Tookutemo ikitai desu.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Part of Speech Confusion**: 遠く (とおく) is a bit special—while it often appears as a noun or adverb meaning "far away" or "distantly," its adjective form is actually 遠い (とおい), which can modify nouns directly. So, you'd say 遠い町 (とおいまち, "a distant town").
•Particle Pairing**: When using 遠く as an adverb to describe how something is done (e.g., seeing far, going far), it often pairs with the particle へ or に, like in 遠くへ行く (とおくへいく, "to go far away").
•Conjugation Caution**: Since 遠く primarily functions as a noun or adverb, you won't conjugate it like a typical adjective. Instead, use the adjective 遠い (とおい) for past tense and other conjugations, such as 遠かった (とおかった, "was far").
•Common Mistake Alert**: Beginners often mix up 遠く and 遠い, but remember: use 遠く when you want to emphasize the "extent" of something (like distance traveled), and 遠い when describing something's state or characteristic.
•な-adjective: Uses な before nouns, conjugates like a noun