| Dictionary form | hikui 低い | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | hiku- 低- | ||
| Positive | Negative | ||
| is low | isn't low | ||
| Present Indicative | Plain | 
            hikui
             低い  | 
                                                         
                      hikukunai                
                 低くない  |     
        
| Polite | 
                 hikui desu
                 低いです  | 
            
                 hikuku arimasen
                 低くありません  | 
      |
| was low | wasn't low | ||
| Past Indicative | Plain | 
            hikukatta
             低かった  | 
                                                         
                      hikukunakatta             
                 低くなかった  |     
        
| Polite | 
                 hikukatta desu
                 低かったです  | 
            
                 hikuku arimasen deshita
                 低くありません でした  | 
      |
| will probably be low | probably won't be low | ||
| Presumptive | Plain | 
            hikui darō 
             低い だろう  | 
                                                         
                      hikukunai darō               
                 低くない だろう  |     
        
| Polite | 
                 hikui deshō
                 低いでしょう  | 
            
                 hikukunai deshō
                 低くない でしょう  | 
      |
| if it were low | if it were not low | ||
| Conditional | Plain | 
            hikukereba
             低ければ  | 
                                                         
                      hikukunakereba               
                 低くなければ  |     
        
| Polite | |||