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らしい (らしい) — seeming ..., appearing ...

らしい seeming ...
Frequency #331 Grade 2 3 characters i-adjective auxiliary adjective

rashii

らしい
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Meanings

  • seeming ...
  • appearing ...

Explained in simple Japanese

  1. たぶん そう だろう と 思(おも)う ときに 言(い)う ことば。

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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.

Compare conjugations
Non-past (present / future)

Plain · Affirmative

らしい

rashii

Plain · Negative

らしくない

rashikunai

Polite · Affirmative

らしいです

rashiidesu

Polite · Negative

らしくないです

rashikunaidesu

Alternative variant

らしくありません

rashikuarimasen

Past

Plain · Affirmative

らしかった

rashikatta

Plain · Negative

らしくなかった

rashikunakatta

Polite · Affirmative

らしかったです

rashikattadesu

Polite · Negative

らしくなかったです

rashikunakattadesu

Alternative variant

らしくありませんでした

rashikuarimasendeshita

Te-form (connecting)

Plain · Affirmative

らしくて

rashikute

Plain · Negative

らしくなくて

rashikunakute

Provisional (〜ば)

Plain · Affirmative

らしければ

rashikereba

Plain · Negative

らしくなければ

rashikunakereba

Causative (make / cause to be)

Plain · Affirmative

らしくさせる

rashikusaseru

Conjectural (probably)

Plain · Affirmative

らしかろう

rashikarou

Polite · Affirmative

らしいでしょう

rashiideshou

Conditional (〜たら)

Plain · Affirmative

らしかったら

rashikattara

Plain · Negative

らしくなかったら

rashikunakattara

Alternative (〜たり)

Plain · Affirmative

らしかったり

rashikattari

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