- 1. [adj-na, n] crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby; poor-quality; low-quality
- 2. [adj-na, n] careless; disrespectful; without proper care
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) | そまつな | (somatsuna) |
| Non-past, plain | そまつだ | (somatsuda) |
| Non-past, polite | そまつです | (somatsudesu) |
| Past, plain | そまつだった | (somatsudatta) |
| Past, polite | そまつでした | (somatsudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | そまつじゃない | (somatsujanai) |
| Negative, polite | そまつじゃないです | (somatsujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | そまつじゃなかった | (somatsujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | そまつじゃなかったです | (somatsujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | そまつで | (somatsude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | そまつなら | (somatsunara) |
Kanji in this word
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粗
coarse, rough, ruggedOn: ソ (so)Kun: あら.い (ara.i)、 あら- (ara-)
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末
end, close, tip, powder, posterityOn: マツ (matsu)、 バツ (batsu)Kun: すえ (sue)、 うら (ura)、 うれ (ure)
Example Sentences
道具を粗末に使うな。
Don't handle these tools roughly.