元気（げんき）
JLPT N5 · na-adjective
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: healthy / energetic
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| te-form | 元気で | げんきで |
| ta-form (past) | 元気だった | げんきだった |
| nai-form (negative) | 元気ではない | げんきではない |
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Example sentences
- 祖父は八十歳だが、とても元気だ。 — My grandfather is eighty, but he's very healthy.
- お久しぶりです、お元気ですか。 — It's been a while, how have you been?
Idioms & proverbs containing “元気”
- 元気はつらつ (げんきはつらつ) — full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
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