薄暗(うすぐら)い

うすぐらい
i-adjective
dim, dusky, gloomy
descriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present薄暗(うすぐら)い薄暗(うすぐら)くない
Past薄暗(うすぐら)かった薄暗(うすぐら)くなかった
て form薄暗(うすぐら)くて薄暗(うすぐら)くなくて
Adverbial薄暗(うすぐら)く—
Conditional ば薄暗(うすぐら)ければ薄暗(うすぐら)くなければ
Conditional たら薄暗(うすぐら)かったら薄暗(うすぐら)くなかったら
1. dim, dusky, gloomy, poorly lit
Having insufficient light; not completely dark but lacking adequate brightness. Often describes twilight or shadowy environments.
薄暗(うすぐら)い部屋(へや)
a dimly lit room
夕方(ゆうがた)になって辺(あた)りが薄暗(うすぐら)くなった。
It became dusky as evening approached.
It's scary to walk alone through dimly lit back alleys.

Formation: Compound of 薄(うす)い (thin, faint) + 暗(くら)い (dark). The く becomes ぐ through rendaku (sequential voicing).

Conjugation: Regular i-adjective: 薄暗(うすぐら)くない, 薄暗(うすぐら)かった, 薄暗(うすぐら)くて, etc.

Common collocations

Related words

  • 暗(くら)い (dark - stronger darkness)
  • 仄暗(ほのぐら)い (faintly dark - literary)
  • ほの暗(ぐら)い (dimly lit - alternative form)