Present, Future 緩い is [x] 緩くない is not [x] Past 緩かった was [x] 緩くなかった was not [x] Te-form, Continuative 緩くて is [x] and... 緩くなくて is not [x] and... Provisional 緩ければ if it is [x] 緩くなければ if it is not [x] Conditional 緩かったら when/if it is [x] 緩くなかったら when/if it is not [x] Adverbial 緩く [x]-ly Noun form 緩さ [x]-ness