- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

(kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-na, adj-no, n] (most) important; principal; pivotal; key; cardinal

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) (suuyouna)
Non-past, plain (suuyouda)
Non-past, polite (suuyoudesu)
Past, plain (suuyoudatta)
Past, polite (suuyoudeshita)
Negative, plain (suuyoujanai)
Negative, polite (suuyoujanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (suuyoujanakatta)
Past negative, polite (suuyoujanakattadesu)
Te-form (suuyoude)
Conditional (―nara) (suuyounara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

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