- 1. [adj-na] steep (terrain); precipitous
- 2. [n] precipice; steep place
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) | けんそな | (kensona) |
| Non-past, plain | けんそだ | (kensoda) |
| Non-past, polite | けんそです | (kensodesu) |
| Past, plain | けんそだった | (kensodatta) |
| Past, polite | けんそでした | (kensodeshita) |
| Negative, plain | けんそじゃない | (kensojanai) |
| Negative, polite | けんそじゃないです | (kensojanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | けんそじゃなかった | (kensojanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | けんそじゃなかったです | (kensojanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | けんそで | (kensode) |
| Conditional (―nara) | けんそなら | (kensonara) |