長細(ながぼそ)い

ながぼそい
i-adjective
long and thin; elongated and narrow
shape
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present長細(ながぼそ)い長細(ながぼそ)くない
Past長細(ながぼそ)かった長細(ながぼそ)くなかった
て form長細(ながぼそ)くて長細(ながぼそ)くなくて
Adverbial長細(ながぼそ)く—
Conditional ば長細(ながぼそ)ければ長細(ながぼそ)くなければ
Conditional たら長細(ながぼそ)かったら長細(ながぼそ)くなかったら
1. long and thin; elongated and narrow; slender
Describing an object or shape that is notably long relative to its width. A compound adjective combining the concepts of length and thinness.
長細(ながぼそ)い箱(はこ)。
A long, thin box.
長細(ながぼそ)い形(かたち)のパンを買(か)った。
I bought a long, narrow loaf of bread.
この島(しま)は南北(なんぼく)に長細(ながぼそ)く、車(くるま)で端(はし)から端(はし)まで三時間(さんじかん)かかる。
This island is long and narrow from north to south, and it takes three hours to drive from one end to the other.

A compound adjective from 長(なが)い (long) + 細(ほそ)い (thin), with rendaku changing ほそい to ぼそい. Also written as 長(なが)細(ぼそ)い. A straightforward descriptive word used in everyday conversation.

Usage

Used for physical objects and shapes. The variant 細長(ほそなが)い is more common in formal writing and has the same meaning, but reverses the order of the components.

Common collocations

  • 長細(ながぼそ)い形(かたち) — a long, thin shape
  • 長細(ながぼそ)い箱(はこ) — a long, narrow box
  • 長細(ながぼそ)い島(しま) — a long, narrow island
  • 長細(ながぼそ)い顔(かお) — a long, narrow face

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 細長(ほそなが)い (long and thin (same meaning)
Compare: 長(なが)い (long)
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