 
  
             | Dictionary form | mijikai 短い | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | mijika- 短- | ||
| Positive | Negative | ||
| is short | isn't short | ||
| Present Indicative | Plain | mijikai 短い | mijikakunai 短くない | 
| Polite | mijikai desu 短いです | mijikaku arimasen 短くありません | |
| was short | wasn't short | ||
| Past Indicative | Plain | mijikakatta 短かった | mijikakunakatta 短くなかった | 
| Polite | mijikakatta desu 短かったです | mijikaku arimasen deshita 短くありません でした | |
| will probably be short | probably won't be short | ||
| Presumptive | Plain | mijikai darō 短い だろう | mijikakunai darō 短くない だろう | 
| Polite | mijikai deshō 短いでしょう | mijikakunai deshō 短くない でしょう | |
| if it were short | if it were not short | ||
| Conditional | Plain | mijikakereba 短ければ | mijikakunakereba 短くなければ | 
| Polite | |||