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ぎこちない
ぎこちない
See also: ぎごちない
Japanese
Alternative forms
- ぎごちない (gigochinai)
Adjective
ぎこちない (-i inflection, romaji gikochinai)
Inflection
Inflection of "ぎこちない"
Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | ぎこちなかろ | gikochinakaro | |
Continuative (連用形) | ぎこちなく | gikochinaku | |
Terminal (終止形) | ぎこちない | gikochinai | |
Attributive (連体形) | ぎこちない | gikochinai | |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | ぎこちなけれ | gikochinakere | |
Imperative (命令形) | ぎこちなかれ | gikochinakare | |
Key constructions | |||
Informal negative | ぎこちなくない | gikochinaku nai | |
Informal past | ぎこちなかった | gikochinakatta | |
Informal negative past | ぎこちなくなかった | gikochinaku nakatta | |
Formal | ぎこちないです | gikochinai desu | |
Formal negative | ぎこちなくないです | gikochinaku nai desu | |
Formal past | ぎこちなかったです | gikochinakatta desu | |
Formal negative past | ぎこちなくなかったです | gikochinaku nakatta desu | |
Conjunctive | ぎこちなくて | gikochinakute | |
Conditional | ぎこちなければ | gikochinakereba | |
Provisional | ぎこちなかったら | gikochinakattara | |
Volitional | ぎこちなかろう | gikochinakarō | |
Adverbial | ぎこちなく | gikochinaku | |
Degree | ぎこちなさ | gikochinasa |
Synonyms
- たどたどしい (tadotadoshii)
Usage notes
Gikochinai refers to action that is unrefined and not yet smooth due to lack of practice. Tadotadoshii refers to action that is halting or stumbling due to the actor making mistakes.