- 1. [adj-na, n] novel; original; new
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) | しんきな | (shinkina) |
| Non-past, plain | しんきだ | (shinkida) |
| Non-past, polite | しんきです | (shinkidesu) |
| Past, plain | しんきだった | (shinkidatta) |
| Past, polite | しんきでした | (shinkideshita) |
| Negative, plain | しんきじゃない | (shinkijanai) |
| Negative, polite | しんきじゃないです | (shinkijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | しんきじゃなかった | (shinkijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | しんきじゃなかったです | (shinkijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | しんきで | (shinkide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | しんきなら | (shinkinara) |