- 1. [adj-na, n] stubbornness; pigheaded person
- 2. [adj-na, n] miser
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) | ごうつくばりな | (goutsukubarina) |
| Non-past, plain | ごうつくばりだ | (goutsukubarida) |
| Non-past, polite | ごうつくばりです | (goutsukubaridesu) |
| Past, plain | ごうつくばりだった | (goutsukubaridatta) |
| Past, polite | ごうつくばりでした | (goutsukubarideshita) |
| Negative, plain | ごうつくばりじゃない | (goutsukubarijanai) |
| Negative, polite | ごうつくばりじゃないです | (goutsukubarijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ごうつくばりじゃなかった | (goutsukubarijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ごうつくばりじゃなかったです | (goutsukubarijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ごうつくばりで | (goutsukubaride) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ごうつくばりなら | (goutsukubarinara) |
Kanji in this word
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業
business, vocation, arts, performanceOn: ギョウ (gyou)、 ゴウ (gou)Kun: わざ (waza)
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突
stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, suddenOn: トツ (totsu)、 カ (ka)Kun: つ.く (tsu.ku)
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張
counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)On: チョウ (chou)Kun: は.る (ha.ru)、 -は.り (-ha.ri)、 -ば.り (-ba.ri)