- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-na] independent; responsible; active; proactive
  2. 2. [adj-na] subjective

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) (shutaitekina)
Non-past, plain (shutaitekida)
Non-past, polite (shutaitekidesu)
Past, plain (shutaitekidatta)
Past, polite (shutaitekideshita)
Negative, plain (shutaitekijanai)
Negative, polite (shutaitekijanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (shutaitekijanakatta)
Past negative, polite (shutaitekijanakattadesu)
Te-form (shutaitekide)
Conditional (―nara) (shutaitekinara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

The president urged employees to act on their initiative.