furigana: きたない
romaji: kitanai
Meaning: dirty
Level: JLPT N5
Writing
| Kanji | Meaning | Onyomi | Kunyomi | JLPT |
| 汚 | light weight | KEI | karu(i), karo(yaka) | 2 |
| い | hiragana i | 5 |
Grammar: i-adjective
| Form | Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | JLPT |
| plain form | 汚い | きたない | kitanai | 5 |
| past | 汚かった | きたなかった | kitanakatta | – |
| negation | 汚くない | きたなくない | kitanakunai | – |
| past negation | 汚くなかった | きたなくなかった | kitanakunakatta | – |
| sa form | 汚さ | きたなさ | kitanasa | – |
| sou form | 汚そう | きたなそう | kitanasou | – |
Examples
| Kanji | 子供達は遊びながら汚くなりました。 |
| Furigana | こどもたちはあそびながらきたなくなりました。 |
| Romaji | kodomotachi wa asobinagara kitanaku narimashita. |
| English | The children became dirty whilst playing. |
Vocabulary
Synonym
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| – |
Opposite
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
| きれい | きれい | kirei | clean, beautiful | 5 |
Related words
| Kanji | Furigana |
Romaji | Meaning | JLPT |
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your example for kitanai is a bit discouraging. I recognise the verb asobu but what is the ending on it? and why is the ku form used? I thought that was to make an adverb. I guess I still have very much grammar to learn!