Definition of 甘い (あまい)

あま

甘い

あまい

amai

adjective
1.
sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary, sugared
2.
fragrant (smelling), sweet (music)
3.
lightly salted, light in salt, not spicy
4.
naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going, lenient
See also:甘く見る
5.
half-hearted, not finished properly
6.
insufficient, not satisfactory, inadequate, loose
7.
mild
8.
tempting, enticing, luring
See also:甘い言葉
Related Kanji
sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary
Conjugations
adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
甘い
あまい
amai
甘いです
あまいです
amaidesu
甘くない
あまくない
amakunai
甘くありません
あまくありません
amakuarimasen

甘くないです
あまくないです
amakunaidesu
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
甘かった
あまかった
amakatta
甘かったです
あまかったです
amakattadesu
甘くなかった
あまくなかった
amakunakatta
甘くありませんでした
あまくありませんでした
amakuarimasendeshita

甘くなかったです
あまくなかったです
amakunakattadesu
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
甘かろう
あまかろう
amakarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
甘いだろう
あまいだろう
amaidarou
te-form
甘くて
あまくて
amakute
Adverb
甘く
あまく
amaku
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
甘ければ
あまければ
amakereba
甘くなければ
あまくなければ
amakunakereba
Please note: These conjugation tables are auto-generated, and some forms may not be relevant or in normal usage for this word. If you find any errors please send feedback.
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 61 results)

This cake is very sweet

This cake tastes too sweet

His view seems to be too optimistic

This cake is sweet

The cake tastes sweet

きみ
君の
かん
考え
あま
甘い
Your view is too optimistic

とう
砂糖
すべ
全て
あま
甘い
All sugar is sweet

This chocolate is very sweet and tasty

This cake tastes too sweet for me

I suppose we're a little too indulgent to the dog

かのじょ
彼女
かれ
彼の
あま
甘い
こと
言葉
She was beguiled by his sweet words

せんせい
先生
てん
あま
甘い
The teacher grades easily

Get rid of those kinds of naive ideas

I like sweet cakes very much

They blamed me for my lack of foresight

The cheesecake tasted too sweet

Sweet scents are borne on soft breezes

Those grapes look sweet, but in fact they're sour

ども
子供
あま
甘く
Don't be soft with kids

My garden is filled with sweet-smelling blooms
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