- 1. [n] old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; outdated notions
- 2. [adj-na] old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded; antiquated
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) | きゅうへいな | (kyuuheina) |
| Non-past, plain | きゅうへいだ | (kyuuheida) |
| Non-past, polite | きゅうへいです | (kyuuheidesu) |
| Past, plain | きゅうへいだった | (kyuuheidatta) |
| Past, polite | きゅうへいでした | (kyuuheideshita) |
| Negative, plain | きゅうへいじゃない | (kyuuheijanai) |
| Negative, polite | きゅうへいじゃないです | (kyuuheijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | きゅうへいじゃなかった | (kyuuheijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | きゅうへいじゃなかったです | (kyuuheijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | きゅうへいで | (kyuuheide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | きゅうへいなら | (kyuuheinara) |
Kanji in this word
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旧
old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-On: キュウ (kyuu)Kun: ふる.い (furu.i)、 もと (moto)
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弊
abuse, evil, vice, breakageOn: ヘイ (hei)
Example Sentences
旧弊な人は新しい事になじめない。
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.