- 1. [n] (the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); the latter
- 2. [adj-na] stylish; chic; smart; witty; tasty
- 3. [adj-na] strange; quaint; queer
- 4. [exp] thank you; good job (abbr, sl)
- 5. [exp] see you; goodbye; goodnight (abbr, sl)
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) | おつな | (otsuna) |
| Non-past, plain | おつだ | (otsuda) |
| Non-past, polite | おつです | (otsudesu) |
| Past, plain | おつだった | (otsudatta) |
| Past, polite | おつでした | (otsudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | おつじゃない | (otsujanai) |
| Negative, polite | おつじゃないです | (otsujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | おつじゃなかった | (otsujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | おつじゃなかったです | (otsujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | おつで | (otsude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | おつなら | (otsunara) |
Kanji in this word
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乙
the latter, duplicate, strange, witty, fishhook radical (no. 5)On: オツ (otsu)、 イツ (itsu)Kun: おと- (oto-)、 きのと (kinoto)
Example Sentences
甲の損は乙の得。
One man's gain is another man's loss.
彼女の着物と帯の取り合わせはおつだね。
Her kimono and obi combination is smart, isn't it?