| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 良 |
| よ Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 善し 好し 吉し 佳し 宜し |
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The終止形(shūshikei,“terminal form”) of Classical Japanese adjective良し(yoshi), modern form良い(yoi).
This term is usually spelled in hiragana.
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 良く[1] 良から[2] | よく よから | yoku yokara |
| Continuative (連用形) | 良く[1] 良かり[2] | よく よかり | yoku yokari |
| Terminal (終止形) | 良し | よし | yosi |
| Attributive (連体形) | 良き 良かる | よき よかる | yoki yokaru |
| Realis (已然形) | 良けれ | よけれ | yokere |
| Imperative (命令形) | 良かれ | よかれ | yokare |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 良からず | よからず | yokarazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 良けれど | よけれど | yokeredo |
| Causal conjunction | 良ければ | よければ | yokereba |
| Conditional conjunction | 良くば | よくば | yokuba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 良かりき | よかりき | yokariki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 良かりけり | よかりけり | yokarikeri |
| Adverbial | 良く | よく | yoku |
[1]Without auxiliary verb.
[2]With auxiliary verb.