- 1. [adj-na, n] profit; advantage; benefit; gain — also written as 徳
- 2. [adj-na, n] {Buddh} rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
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) | とくな | (tokuna) |
| Non-past, plain | とくだ | (tokuda) |
| Non-past, polite | とくです | (tokudesu) |
| Past, plain | とくだった | (tokudatta) |
| Past, polite | とくでした | (tokudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | とくじゃない | (tokujanai) |
| Negative, polite | とくじゃないです | (tokujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | とくじゃなかった | (tokujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | とくじゃなかったです | (tokujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | とくで | (tokude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | とくなら | (tokunara) |
Kanji in this word
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得
gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefitOn: トク (toku)Kun: え.る (e.ru)、 う.る (u.ru)
Example Sentences
礼儀正しくすると得である。
It pays to be polite.