- 1. [adj-na] soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial (uk)
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) | やわな | (yawana) |
| Non-past, plain | やわだ | (yawada) |
| Non-past, polite | やわです | (yawadesu) |
| Past, plain | やわだった | (yawadatta) |
| Past, polite | やわでした | (yawadeshita) |
| Negative, plain | やわじゃない | (yawajanai) |
| Negative, polite | やわじゃないです | (yawajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | やわじゃなかった | (yawajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | やわじゃなかったです | (yawajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | やわで | (yawade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | やわなら | (yawanara) |
Kanji in this word
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tender, weakness, gentleness, softnessOn: ジュウ (juu)、 ニュウ (nyuu)Kun: やわ.らか (yawa.raka)、 やわ.らかい (yawa.rakai)、 やわ (yawa)、 やわ.ら (yawa.ra)