- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-na, adv, n] mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally (uk)
  2. 2. [adj-na, adv, n] probably
  3. 3. [adj-no, n] most; almost all
  4. 4. [adj-no, n] ordinary — before a neg. form
  5. 5. [adj-na] proper; appropriate; moderate — usu. as 〜にする

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) (taiteina)
Non-past, plain (taiteida)
Non-past, polite (taiteidesu)
Past, plain (taiteidatta)
Past, polite (taiteideshita)
Negative, plain (taiteijanai)
Negative, polite (taiteijanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (taiteijanakatta)
Past negative, polite (taiteijanakattadesu)
Te-form (taiteide)
Conditional (―nara) (taiteinara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

The symbol "x" usually stands for an unknown quantity in mathematics.
Night is when most people go to bed.