タイトtaito
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- na-adjective, nountight
- nountight skirt; straight skirt
Conjugation
| Plain form | タイト |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | タイトです |
| Negative (dewa nai) | タイトではない |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | タイトではありません |
| Past (datta) | タイトだった |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | タイトではなかった |
| Te form (de) | タイトで |
| Adverbial (ni) | タイトに |
| Conditional (nara) | タイトなら |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- SynonymきついCasualColloquial and far broader in range: it covers tightness, harshness, fatigue and strictness, and is not the specific term for packed schedules or snug clothes.
- AntonymルーズNeutralAntonym and fellow loanword: covers loose-fitting clothes and sloppy, undisciplined conduct, standing opposite the compact 「タイト」.
- Antonym緩いゆるいNeutralAntonym: loose or slack in fit, and also lenient where rules or restrictions are concerned — the opposite of 「タイト」.
Use 「タイト」 for tight-fitting clothes or a packed schedule, as in 「タイトスカート」 and 「タイトなスケジュール」. In casual speech 「きつい」 covers tightness broadly. The antonyms are 「ルーズ」 (loose or sloppy) and 「緩い」 (loose, lenient).
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