- 1. [adj-na] popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
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) | しょみんてきな | (shomintekina) |
| Non-past, plain | しょみんてきだ | (shomintekida) |
| Non-past, polite | しょみんてきです | (shomintekidesu) |
| Past, plain | しょみんてきだった | (shomintekidatta) |
| Past, polite | しょみんてきでした | (shomintekideshita) |
| Negative, plain | しょみんてきじゃない | (shomintekijanai) |
| Negative, polite | しょみんてきじゃないです | (shomintekijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | しょみんてきじゃなかった | (shomintekijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | しょみんてきじゃなかったです | (shomintekijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | しょみんてきで | (shomintekide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | しょみんてきなら | (shomintekinara) |
Kanji in this word
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庶
commoner, all, bastardOn: ショ (sho)
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民
people, nation, subjectsOn: ミン (min)Kun: たみ (tami)
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的
bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective endingOn: テキ (teki)Kun: まと (mato)
Example Sentences
彼の庶民的な経歴は前任者のそれと似ている。
His humble background parallels that of his predecessor.