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ありがたい (ありがたい) — grateful, thankful, welcome

ありがたい grateful
Frequency #3383 Grade 4 5 characters i-adjective

arigatai

ありがたい
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Meanings

  • grateful
  • thankful
  • welcome

Adjective forms

Non-past covers present and future. Expand a form to see its plain, polite, affirmative and negative versions, where available. Some forms have multiple variants.

Na-adjectives use forms of だ. Conjectural and imperative forms can be formal or literary; everyday usage depends on context.

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Non-past (present / future)

Plain · Affirmative

ありがたい

arigatai

Plain · Negative

ありがたくない

arigatakunai

Polite · Affirmative

ありがたいです

arigataidesu

Polite · Negative

ありがたくないです

arigatakunaidesu

Alternative variant

ありがたくありません

arigatakuarimasen

Past

Plain · Affirmative

ありがたかった

arigatakatta

Plain · Negative

ありがたくなかった

arigatakunakatta

Polite · Affirmative

ありがたかったです

arigatakattadesu

Polite · Negative

ありがたくなかったです

arigatakunakattadesu

Alternative variant

ありがたくありませんでした

arigatakuarimasendeshita

Te-form (connecting)

Plain · Affirmative

ありがたくて

arigatakute

Plain · Negative

ありがたくなくて

arigatakunakute

Provisional (〜ば)

Plain · Affirmative

ありがたければ

arigatakereba

Plain · Negative

ありがたくなければ

arigatakunakereba

Causative (make / cause to be)

Plain · Affirmative

ありがたくさせる

arigatakusaseru

Conjectural (probably)

Plain · Affirmative

ありがたかろう

arigatakarou

Polite · Affirmative

ありがたいでしょう

arigataideshou

Conditional (〜たら)

Plain · Affirmative

ありがたかったら

arigatakattara

Plain · Negative

ありがたくなかったら

arigatakunakattara

Alternative (〜たり)

Plain · Affirmative

ありがたかったり

arigatakattari

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