最|さいsai[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. prefix, na-adjectivethe most; the extreme
    By and large, this school is one of the best.
  2. taru-adjective, adverb (with と)prime; conspicuous
Conjugation
Plain form最(さい)
Polite (desu)最です(さいです)
Negative (dewa nai)最ではない(さいではない)
polite (dewa arimasen)最ではありません(さいではありません)
Past (datta)最だった(さいだった)
Past negative (dewa nakatta)最ではなかった(さいではなかった)
Te form (de)最で(さいで)
Adverbial (ni)最に(さいに)
Conditional (nara)最なら(さいなら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Japanese definitions
  1. いちばん程度ていどがはなはだしいことを表あらわす語ご
  2. とりわけ目立めだっているさま
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