- 1. [adj-no, adj-na, n] slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique
- 2. [adj-no, adj-na, n] distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood); amiss; awry
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) | ななめな | (nanamena) |
| Non-past, plain | ななめだ | (nanameda) |
| Non-past, polite | ななめです | (nanamedesu) |
| Past, plain | ななめだった | (nanamedatta) |
| Past, polite | ななめでした | (nanamedeshita) |
| Negative, plain | ななめじゃない | (nanamejanai) |
| Negative, polite | ななめじゃないです | (nanamejanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ななめじゃなかった | (nanamejanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ななめじゃなかったです | (nanamejanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ななめで | (nanamede) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ななめなら | (nanamenara) |
Kanji in this word
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斜
diagonal, slanting, obliqueOn: シャ (sha)Kun: なな.め (nana.me)、 はす (hasu)
Example Sentences
えらくご機嫌ななめね、けんか腰にならないで。
Wow, you're really in a bad mood. Don't get scrappy.