白い（しろい）
JLPT N5 · i-adjective
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: white
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| te-form | 白くて | しろくて |
| ta-form (past) | 白かった | しろかった |
| nai-form (negative) | 白くない | しろくない |
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Example sentences
- 会社に白いシャツを着ていく。 — I wear a white shirt to work.
- 雪が降って、山が白くなった。 — It snowed, and the mountain turned white.
Idioms & proverbs containing “白い”
- 白い目で見る (しろいめでみる) — to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
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