Meanings
- 1shortい-adjective
- 2briefい-adjective
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Conjugation
| Form | Conjugated | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Polite Present (~desu) | 短いですみじかいです | みじかいです |
| Polite Past (~katta desu) | 短かったですみじかかったです | みじかかったです |
| Polite Negative (~kunai desu) | 短くないですみじかくないです | みじかくないです |
| Plain Negative (~kunai) | 短くないみじかくない | みじかくない |
| Te-form (Connecting) | 短くてみじかくて | みじかくて |
| Adverbial (~ku) | 短くみじかく | みじかく |
In a sentence
Summer is short, isn't it
How it works
は (topic) raises the topic (夏 (summer)) — “as for summer…”. The i-adjective 短い (short) acts as the whole predicate, so no です (is) is needed — adjectives can stand on their own in plain speech. The final ね (right?) invites agreement, turning it into a shared feeling rather than a flat fact.