- 1. [adj-i] possessed of a strong sense of duty
Conjugation — Adjective (―i)
| Dictionary form | ぎりがたい | (girigatai) |
| Polite | ぎりがたいです | (girigataidesu) |
| Past, plain | ぎりがたかった | (girigatakatta) |
| Past, polite | ぎりがたかったです | (girigatakattadesu) |
| Negative, plain | ぎりがたくない | (girigatakunai) |
| Negative, polite | ぎりがたくありません | (girigatakuarimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | ぎりがたくなかった | (girigatakunakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ぎりがたくありませんでした | (girigatakuarimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | ぎりがたくて | (girigatakute) |
| Conditional (―ba) | ぎりがたければ | (girigatakereba) |