- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-na, n] cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

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) (zankokuna)
Non-past, plain (zankokuda)
Non-past, polite (zankokudesu)
Past, plain (zankokudatta)
Past, polite (zankokudeshita)
Negative, plain (zankokujanai)
Negative, polite (zankokujanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (zankokujanakatta)
Past negative, polite (zankokujanakattadesu)
Te-form (zankokude)
Conditional (―nara) (zankokunara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

The monster's smile was cruel.