- 1. [adj-t, adv-to, adj-na] brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
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) | さつばつな | (satsubatsuna) |
| Non-past, plain | さつばつだ | (satsubatsuda) |
| Non-past, polite | さつばつです | (satsubatsudesu) |
| Past, plain | さつばつだった | (satsubatsudatta) |
| Past, polite | さつばつでした | (satsubatsudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | さつばつじゃない | (satsubatsujanai) |
| Negative, polite | さつばつじゃないです | (satsubatsujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | さつばつじゃなかった | (satsubatsujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | さつばつじゃなかったです | (satsubatsujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | さつばつで | (satsubatsude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | さつばつなら | (satsubatsunara) |