Definition of 背が低い (せがひくい)

せひく

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
背 stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
低 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
彼
ぼく
僕
2
さい
才
としうえ
年上
、
ぼく
僕
せひく
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

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

わたし
私の
あね
姉
きみ
君
せひく
背が低い
My sister is shorter than you

わたし
私の
しかぎ
知る限り
、
かれ
彼
がっこう
学校
もっと
最も
せひく
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

わたし
私
かれ
彼
せひく
背が低い
I am shorter than he

I am shorter than you

かれ
彼
せひく
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
せひく
背が低
うえ
上の
たな
棚
She's too short to reach the top

かれ
彼
トム
せひく
背が低い
He's shorter than Tom

かれ
彼
たな
棚
ほん
本
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
せたか
背が高く
、
いっぽう
一方
せひく
背が低い
One is tall and the other is short

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