柔らかい
やわらかい
soft (in reference to texture), tender
i-adjective
Conjugation Table
Present
柔らかい
Negative
柔らかくない
Past
柔らかかった
Past Negative
柔らかくなかった
Te Form
柔らかくて
Adverbial
柔らかく
Conditional
柔らかければ
Presumptive
柔らかいでしょう
Example Sentences
このパンはとても柔らかいです。
This bread is very soft.
Kono pan wa totemo yawarakai desu.
昨日食べたケーキは柔らかくなかった。
The cake I ate yesterday wasn't soft.
Kinō tabeta kēki wa yawarakaku nakatta.
クッションが柔らかくて、気持ちいいです。
The cushion is soft and feels nice.
Kusshon ga yawarakakute, kimochi ii desu.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Basic Conjugation:** Since 柔らかい is an i-adjective, remember to drop the い and add くない for the negative form, making it 柔らかくない to say "not soft."
•Before Nouns:** When using 柔らかい directly before a noun, no particles are needed—just place it right before the noun, like 柔らかいパン (やわらかいパン) for "soft bread."
•Particle が for Emphasis:** Use the particle が when emphasizing the softness of something, like in パンが柔らかいです (パンがやわらかいです), meaning "The bread is soft."
•Past Tense:** To say something "was soft," replace the い with かった, making it 柔らかかった, as in 肉が柔らかかった (にくがやわらかかった) for "The meat was soft."
•い-adjective: Conjugates by changing the い ending