- 1. [n] sage; wise man; philosopher; disciple
- 2. [n, adj-na] sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | てつな | (tetsuna) |
| Non-past, plain | てつだ | (tetsuda) |
| Non-past, polite | てつです | (tetsudesu) |
| Past, plain | てつだった | (tetsudatta) |
| Past, polite | てつでした | (tetsudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | てつじゃない | (tetsujanai) |
| Negative, polite | てつじゃないです | (tetsujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | てつじゃなかった | (tetsujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | てつじゃなかったです | (tetsujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | てつで | (tetsude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | てつなら | (tetsunara) |
Kanji in this word
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哲
philosophy, clearOn: テツ (tetsu)Kun: さとい (satoi)、 あきらか (akiraka)