- 1. [adj-na] obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
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) | かたくなな | (katakunana) |
| Non-past, plain | かたくなだ | (katakunada) |
| Non-past, polite | かたくなです | (katakunadesu) |
| Past, plain | かたくなだった | (katakunadatta) |
| Past, polite | かたくなでした | (katakunadeshita) |
| Negative, plain | かたくなじゃない | (katakunajanai) |
| Negative, polite | かたくなじゃないです | (katakunajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | かたくなじゃなかった | (katakunajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | かたくなじゃなかったです | (katakunajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | かたくなで | (katakunade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | かたくななら | (katakunanara) |
Kanji in this word
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stubborn, foolish, firmlyOn: ガン (gan)Kun: かたく.な (kataku.na)