ライトraito
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- nounlight
- na-adjective, nounlight (colour, food, comedy, etc.)
Conjugation
| Plain form | ライト |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | ライトです |
| Negative (dewa nai) | ライトではない |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | ライトではありません |
| Past (datta) | ライトだった |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | ライトではなかった |
| Te form (de) | ライトで |
| Adverbial (ni) | ライトに |
| Conditional (nara) | ライトなら |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym照明しょうめいNeutralIllumination: lighting a place for a set purpose; leans formal, as in 「舞台照明」. 「ライト」 is the everyday word and also covers pale colours and light food.
- Synonym明かりあかりNeutralEveryday lamplight or glow, with a homely feel, as in 「部屋の明かり」. 「ライト」 usually names the fixture itself and can also describe pale colours.
- Synonym灯火とうかNeutralAlso written 「灯り」: a light that illuminates its surroundings. It can also mean proof of innocence, a sense 「ライト」 lacks.
- Synonym電灯でんとうNeutralA device that produces light with electricity — an electric lamp. 「ライト」 is broader, also covering car lights, flashlights and the pale, light senses.
- AntonymヘビーNeutralA loanword for heavy, rich or harsh; the opposite of 「ライト」's light, mild sense in weight, flavour and the like.
- AntonymダークNeutralA loanword for dark or deep in colour; the opposite of 「ライト」's pale sense in depth of colour.
Use 「ライト」 for lamps and for pale colours or light food. For formal lighting installations say 「照明」, for everyday lamplight 「明かり」, for electric lamps 「電灯」. 「ヘビー」 and 「ダーク」 are the opposites.
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