- 1. [adj-no, adj-na, n] particular; special; exceptional; especial
- 2. [adv] particularly; especially; exceptionally
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) | かくべつな | (kakubetsuna) |
| Non-past, plain | かくべつだ | (kakubetsuda) |
| Non-past, polite | かくべつです | (kakubetsudesu) |
| Past, plain | かくべつだった | (kakubetsudatta) |
| Past, polite | かくべつでした | (kakubetsudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | かくべつじゃない | (kakubetsujanai) |
| Negative, polite | かくべつじゃないです | (kakubetsujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | かくべつじゃなかった | (kakubetsujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | かくべつじゃなかったです | (kakubetsujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | かくべつで | (kakubetsude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | かくべつなら | (kakubetsunara) |
Kanji in this word
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格
status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)On: カク (kaku)、 コウ (kou)、 キャク (kyaku)、 ゴウ (gou)
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別
separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, speciallyOn: ベツ (betsu)Kun: わか.れる (waka.reru)、 わ.ける (wa.keru)
Example Sentences
暑い日の生ビールの味はまた格別だ。
Draft beer tastes especially good on a hot day.