i-adjective

young

osanai

meaning: is young

state

feeling

examples

このよりおさないんだよね。

kono ko, mitame yori osanai n da yo ne.

This kid is more of a child than she looks. casual

ちちくなったとき、わたしはまだおさなかったです。

chichi ga nakunatta toki, watashi wa mada osanakatta desu.

I was still small when my father died. neutral