安い

やすい

inexpensive; cheap (things)

i-adjective

Conjugation Table

Present

安い

Negative

安くない

Past

安かった

Past Negative

安くなかった

Te Form

安くて

Adverbial

安く

Conditional

安ければ

Presumptive

安いでしょう

Example Sentences

このりんごは安いです。

These apples are inexpensive.

Kono ringo wa yasui desu.

昨日のパンは安くなかった。

Yesterday's bread was not cheap.

Kinou no pan wa yasukunakatta.

安い店を教えてください。

Please tell me a cheap store.

Yasui mise o oshiete kudasai.

Grammar Notes & Usage Tips

•Conjugation Basics**: Since 安い (やすい) is an i-adjective, to make it negative, simply replace the い with くない, turning it into 安くない (やすくない) to mean "not inexpensive."

•Connecting Ideas**: When linking 安い with another adjective to describe a noun, use the te-form by replacing い with くて. For example, "cheap and delicious" is 安くて美味しい (やすくておいしい).

•Particle Pairing**: When using 安い to describe a noun, pair it with the particle が or は to indicate the subject, as in この本は安い (このほんはやすい), meaning "This book is cheap."

•Past Tense Conversion**: To express that something was inexpensive, change the ending to かった, making it 安かった (やすかった) for "was inexpensive."

•い-adjective: Conjugates by changing the い ending