Definition of 背が低い (せがひくい)

ひく

背が低い

せがひくい

segahikui

expression, adjective
short (of a person)
See also:背の低い,  背が高い (antonym)
Related Kanji
stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
lower, short, humble
Conjugations
adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
背が低い
せがひくい
segahikui
背が低いです
せがひくいです
segahikuidesu
背が低くない
せがひくくない
segahikukunai
背が低くありません
せがひくくありません
segahikukuarimasen

背が低くないです
せがひくくないです
segahikukunaidesu
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
背が低かった
せがひくかった
segahikukatta
背が低かったです
せがひくかったです
segahikukattadesu
背が低くなかった
せがひくくなかった
segahikukunakatta
背が低くありませんでした
せがひくくありませんでした
segahikukuarimasendeshita

背が低くなかったです
せがひくくなかったです
segahikukunakattadesu
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
背が低かろう
せがひくかろう
segahikukarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
背が低いだろう
せがひくいだろう
segahikuidarou
te-form
背が低くて
せがひくくて
segahikukute
Adverb
背が低く
せがひくく
segahikuku
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
背が低ければ
せがひくければ
segahikukereba
背が低くなければ
せがひくくなければ
segahikukunakereba
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Example sentences(showing 20 results)

I'm short, so I can't see on top of the shelves and so I pretty much dust by touch

She was too short to see over the fence

かれ
ぼく
さい
としうえ
年上
ぼく
ひく
背が低い
He is older than I by two years, but less tall than I

Being short is a disadvantage to a volleyball player

わた
私たち
ふた
2人
わた
私の
I was the shorter of us two

わた
私の
あね
きみ
ひく
背が低い
My sister is shorter than you

わた
私の
かぎ
知る限り
かれ
がっこう
学校
もっ
最も
ひく
背が低い
がくせい
学生
As far as I know, he is the shortest student in this school

You are not as short as I

わた
かれ
ひく
背が低い
I am shorter than he

I am shorter than you

かれ
ひく
背が低い
ちからも
力持ち
He is short, but he is strong

They are short and thin

かのじょ
彼女
ひく
背が低
うえ
上の
たな
She's too short to reach the top

かれ
トム
ひく
背が低い
He's shorter than Tom

かれ
たな
ほん
He is too short to get at the book on the shelf

He was too short to get at the grapes

Patty was so short that she couldn't get at the branch

The baby is too short to get at the drawer

いっぽう
一方
たか
背が高く
いっぽう
一方
ひく
背が低い
One is tall and the other is short

ケイト
アン
ひく
背が低い
Kate is not as tall as Anne