- 1. [n] deep affection
- 2. [adj-na] dear; beloved — often in the opening of a letter as 親愛なる
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) | しんあいな | (shin'aina) |
| Non-past, plain | しんあいだ | (shin'aida) |
| Non-past, polite | しんあいです | (shin'aidesu) |
| Past, plain | しんあいだった | (shin'aidatta) |
| Past, polite | しんあいでした | (shin'aideshita) |
| Negative, plain | しんあいじゃない | (shin'aijanai) |
| Negative, polite | しんあいじゃないです | (shin'aijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | しんあいじゃなかった | (shin'aijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | しんあいじゃなかったです | (shin'aijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | しんあいで | (shin'aide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | しんあいなら | (shin'ainara) |