Definition of らしい

らしい

rashii

Common word
auxiliary adjective
1.
seeming ..., appearing ...(expresses judgement based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay)
suffix, adjective
2.
-ish, like a ..., typical of ..., appropriate for ..., becoming of ..., worthy of the name ...(after a noun, adverb or adj. stem)
Conjugations
adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
らしい
rashii
いです
らしいです
rashiidesu
くない
らしくない
rashikunai
くありません
らしくありません
rashikuarimasen

くないです
らしくないです
rashikunaidesu
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
かった
らしかった
rashikatta
かったです
らしかったです
rashikattadesu
くなかった
らしくなかった
rashikunakatta
くありませんでした
らしくありませんでした
rashikuarimasendeshita

くなかったです
らしくなかったです
rashikunakattadesu
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
かろう
らしかろう
rashikarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
いだろう
らしいだろう
rashiidarou
te-form
くて
らしくて
rashikute
Adverb
らしく
rashiku
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
ければ
らしければ
rashikereba
くなければ
らしくなければ
rashikunakereba
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 237 results)

You don't seem to be yourself these days

Something seems to be wrong with this watch

Judging from the look on his face, it seems that he has succeeded

It's getting quite springlike

This clock seems to be malfunctioning

He seems very busy. I can't come into contact with him

I'm afraid something is wrong with my watch

I firmly believe it is characteristic of him to be late

She seems to have had a very hard time

He is something of a scholar

にんげん
人間
ぶん
自分
ふる
古い
しゅうか
習慣
こんなん
困難
おも
思う
Human beings seem to find it difficult to give up their old habits

Such playfulness is characteristic of Mr Baker

You could at least try to be a bit more polite, even though it's not like you

かれ
わた
私の
せつめい
説明
まんぞく
満足
He seems satisfied with my explanation

はな
ほんとう
本当
The story appears to be true

いぬ
びょうき
病気
The dog seems to be sick

The idea is typical of him

He is something of a scholar

There appears to have been an accident

かれ
けんこう
健康
じつ
実は
から
よわ
弱い
Though apparently healthy, he really has a delicate constitution
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