Definition of 細かい (こまかい)

こま

細かい

こまかい

komakai

adjective
1.
small
2.
fine, minute
3.
minor, trivial
4.
sensitive, attentive
5.
careful, frugal, stingy
Related Kanji
dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise
Conjugations
adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
細かい
こまかい
komakai
細かいです
こまかいです
komakaidesu
細かくない
こまかくない
komakakunai
細かくありません
こまかくありません
komakakuarimasen

細かくないです
こまかくないです
komakakunaidesu
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
細かかった
こまかかった
komakakatta
細かかったです
こまかかったです
komakakattadesu
細かくなかった
こまかくなかった
komakakunakatta
細かくありませんでした
こまかくありませんでした
komakakuarimasendeshita

細かくなかったです
こまかくなかったです
komakakunakattadesu
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
細かかろう
こまかかろう
komakakarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
細かいだろう
こまかいだろう
komakaidarou
te-form
細かくて
こまかくて
komakakute
Adverb
細かく
こまかく
komakaku
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
細かければ
こまかければ
komakakereba
細かくなければ
こまかくなければ
komakakunakereba
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Example sentences(showing 16 results)

A fine rain was falling

Chinese food was served in small portions which did not require cutting with a knife or fork

Tightly-knit carpets are generally more valuable

You should cut up your meat before you eat it

After she had read the letter, she tore it to pieces

かれ
彼の
ぜいきん
税金
しんこく
申告
こま
細かく
だいじょうぶ
大丈夫
I wonder if his tax returns will stand close examination

There are so many fine scratches and dents on its surface, it's no use polishing it

Let's arrange the details later

They did not notice minute differences

Chop the pickled cabbage finely

こま
細かい
とこ
はぶ
省いて
You may leave out the details

かな
必ずしも
せいちょ
成長
だんかい
段階
ども
子供たち
こま
細かい
しんけい
神経
あつ
扱う
Growing children should not always be handled with kid gloves

It doesn't become a gentleman to fuss over trifles

Please don't worry about the finer details of free vs mis-translation

Well that's because in fiction that sort of fine detail gets skipped