- 1. [adj-na] sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic (uk)
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) | まばらな | (mabarana) |
| Non-past, plain | まばらだ | (mabarada) |
| Non-past, polite | まばらです | (mabaradesu) |
| Past, plain | まばらだった | (mabaradatta) |
| Past, polite | まばらでした | (mabaradeshita) |
| Negative, plain | まばらじゃない | (mabarajanai) |
| Negative, polite | まばらじゃないです | (mabarajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | まばらじゃなかった | (mabarajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | まばらじゃなかったです | (mabarajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | まばらで | (mabarade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | まばらなら | (mabaranara) |
Kanji in this word
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alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse, penetrateOn: ソ (so)、 ショ (sho)Kun: うと.い (uto.i)、 うと.む (uto.mu)、 まば.ら (maba.ra)
Example Sentences
９月の海は、人がまばらだね。
In September, there are just a few people here and there on the beach.