I Love Kanjiすっぱい (suppai)
すっぱい is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “sour; acid”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- すっぱい
- Romaji
- suppai
- Word class
- い-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- sour; acid · い-adjective
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of すっぱい
い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present | すっぱい | すっぱい suppai |
| Negative | すっぱくない | すっぱくない suppakunai |
| Past | すっぱかった | すっぱかった suppakatta |
| Negative past | すっぱくなかった | すっぱくなかった suppakunakatta |
| Te-form | すっぱくて | すっぱくて suppakute |
| Adverb (~ku) | すっぱく | すっぱく suppaku |
| Conditional (~ba) | すっぱければ | すっぱければ suppakereba |
Source: JMdict entry 1304280 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.