Definition of 可也 (かなり)

no-adjective, na-adjective, adverb
considerably, fairly, quite(usually kana)
Other readings:
かなり《可成り》
かなり《可なり》
かなり《可成》
Related Kanji
can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not
to be (classical)
turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Conjugations
na-adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
可也だ
かなりだ
kanarida
可也です
かなりです
kanaridesu
可也ではない
かなりではない
kanaridewanai

可也じゃない
かなりじゃない
kanarijanai
可也ではありません
かなりではありません
kanaridewaarimasen
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
可也だった
かなりだった
kanaridatta
可也でした
かなりでした
kanarideshita
可也ではなかった
かなりではなかった
kanaridewanakatta
可也ではありませんでした
かなりではありませんでした
kanaridewaarimasendeshita
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
可也かろう
かなりかろう
kanarikarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
可也だろう
かなりだろう
kanaridarou
te-form
可也で
かなりで
kanaride
Na adjective
可也な
かなりな
kanarina
Adverb
可也に
かなりに
kanarini
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
可也であれば
かなりであれば
kanarideareba

可也なら
かなりなら
kanarinara
可也ではなければ
かなりではなければ
kanaridewanakereba
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 243 results)

It's pretty cold

It seems to be serious

He did a good bit of waiting

That village is a great distance off

There is a good chance that he will win

There is quite a bit of water remaining

There are a number of places to see in this city

The castle is a good distance off

He stayed there some time

I've got some rather serious news

She sang pretty well

かのじょ
彼女の
かお
あか
赤く
Her face went very pink

Grandfather is quite senile

It is rather warm today

くる
よう
利用
かん
時間
せつやく
節約
You'll save yourself a lot of time if you take the car

It is pretty cold today

He has quite a few valuable paintings

The shoes you are wearing look rather expensive

It's rather cold today, but I think it'll be fairly warm tomorrow
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