甘い（あまい）
JLPT N5 · i-adjective
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: sweet
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| te-form | 甘くて | あまくて |
| ta-form (past) | 甘かった | あまかった |
| nai-form (negative) | 甘くない | あまくない |
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Example sentences
- このケーキは甘くておいしい。 — This cake is sweet and delicious.
- 私は甘い物が大好きだ。 — I love sweet things.
Idioms & proverbs containing “甘い”
- 甘い物は別腹 (あまいものはべつばら) — there's always room for dessert; there's another stomach for dessert
- 脇が甘い (わきがあまい) — poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip
- 詰めが甘い (つめがあまい) — having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
- 甘い汁を吸う (あまいしるをすう) — to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
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