太(ふと)い

ふとい
i-adjective
thick, fat
descriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present太(ふと)い太(ふと)くない
Past太(ふと)かった太(ふと)くなかった
て form太(ふと)くて太(ふと)くなくて
Adverbial太(ふと)く—
Conditional ば太(ふと)ければ太(ふと)くなければ
Conditional たら太(ふと)かったら太(ふと)くなかったら
1. thick, fat
Having a large diameter or girth.
この木(き)は太(ふと)い。
This tree is thick.
Please write with a thick pen.
A thick branch was blocking the road.
2. bold (of text or lines)
Having thick strokes.
太(ふと)い線(せん)を引(ひ)く。
To draw a thick line.
Please write your name in bold letters.
Please make the report title bold.

太(ふと)い is an i-adjective describing thickness or large diameter.

Forms

  • Adverbial: 太(ふと)く
  • Noun form: 太(ふと)さ (thickness)
  • Verb: 太(ふと)る (to get fat)

Common collocations

Similar words

Watch out

Use 太(ふと)っている (to be fat) rather than 太(ふと)い when describing overweight people. 太(ふと)い人(ひと) can sound blunt or rude.