嬉しい

うれしい

to be happy; to be glad

i-adjective

Conjugation Table

Present

嬉しい

Negative

嬉しくない

Past

嬉しかった

Past Negative

嬉しくなかった

Te Form

嬉しくて

Adverbial

嬉しく

Conditional

嬉しければ

Presumptive

嬉しいでしょう

Example Sentences

今日は晴れていて、嬉しいです。

I'm happy because it's sunny today.

Kyō wa harete ite, ureshii desu.

試験が終わって、嬉しかったです。

I was happy that the exam was over.

Shiken ga owatte, ureshikatta desu.

友達が来られなくて、嬉しくないです。

I'm not happy because my friend can't come.

Tomodachi ga korarenakute, ureshikunai desu.

Grammar Notes & Usage Tips

•Particle Pairing:** When you want to express what you're happy about, use the particle "が" with 嬉しい. For example, "友だちが来て嬉しい" means "I'm happy that my friend came."

•Conjugation Tip:** Remember that 嬉しい is an i-adjective, so to make it negative, you change the ending to 嬉しくない (うれしくない), meaning "not happy."

•Past Tense:** To say you *were* happy, simply switch the ending to 嬉しかった (うれしかった) for the past tense, like "昨日は嬉しかった" ("I was happy yesterday").

•Using With Other Verbs:** If you want to say "I’m happy to do something," use the te-form of the verb plus 嬉しい. For instance, "合格して嬉しい" means "I’m happy to have passed."

•い-adjective: Conjugates by changing the い ending