- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-na] legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order

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) (gouhoutekina)
Non-past, plain (gouhoutekida)
Non-past, polite (gouhoutekidesu)
Past, plain (gouhoutekidatta)
Past, polite (gouhoutekideshita)
Negative, plain (gouhoutekijanai)
Negative, polite (gouhoutekijanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (gouhoutekijanakatta)
Past negative, polite (gouhoutekijanakattadesu)
Te-form (gouhoutekide)
Conditional (―nara) (gouhoutekinara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

It is better for you to act by legal means.