- 1. [adj-na] smooth (of a surface); glassy; velvety; soft
- 2. [adj-na] smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); fluid; trouble-free
- 3. [adj-na] {math} continuously differentiable
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) | なめらかな | (namerakana) |
| Non-past, plain | なめらかだ | (namerakada) |
| Non-past, polite | なめらかです | (namerakadesu) |
| Past, plain | なめらかだった | (namerakadatta) |
| Past, polite | なめらかでした | (namerakadeshita) |
| Negative, plain | なめらかじゃない | (namerakajanai) |
| Negative, polite | なめらかじゃないです | (namerakajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | なめらかじゃなかった | (namerakajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | なめらかじゃなかったです | (namerakajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | なめらかで | (namerakade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | なめらかなら | (namerakanara) |
Kanji in this word
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滑
slippery, slide, slip, fail examOn: カツ (katsu)、 コツ (kotsu)Kun: すべ.る (sube.ru)、 なめ.らか (name.raka)