細長い|ほそながいhosonagai[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- i-adjectivelong and narrow
Conjugation
| Plain form | 細長い（ほそながい） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 細長いです（ほそながいです） |
| Negative (kunai) | 細長くない（ほそながくない） |
| polite (ku arimasen) | 細長くありません（ほそながくありません） |
| Past (katta) | 細長かった（ほそながかった） |
| Past negative (kunakatta) | 細長くなかった（ほそながくなかった） |
| Te form (kute) | 細長くて（ほそながくて） |
| Adverbial (ku) | 細長く（ほそながく） |
| Conditional (kereba) | 細長ければ（ほそながければ） |
| kattara | 細長かったら（ほそながかったら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym長細いながほそいNeutralSame meaning as 「細長い」 with the elements reversed; interchangeable with it, though heard less often in speech.
- Synonym長っ細いながっぽそいCasualColloquial, emphatic form of 「長細い」 with an exaggerated feel; rarely used.
- Antonym寸胴ずんどうNeutralNoun for a tube-like shape the same thickness from top to bottom with no waist; also a cylindrical pot. It stresses uniform girth, not simply a lack of slenderness.
- Antonym太短いCasualColloquial adjective for something thick and short, the opposite of slender 「細長い」; rarely used.
Use 「細長い」 for something long and narrow, as in 「細長い部屋」. 「長細い」 says the same with the order reversed; 「長っ細い」 is its rare colloquial emphatic form. For thick and short use 「太短い」; 「寸胴」 means uniform thickness with no waist.
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