- 1. [n] tea
- 2. [n] tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
- 3. [n] tea preparation; making tea
- 4. [n] brown (abbr)
- 5. [n, adj-na] mockery (arch)
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) | ちゃな | (chana) |
| Non-past, plain | ちゃだ | (chada) |
| Non-past, polite | ちゃです | (chadesu) |
| Past, plain | ちゃだった | (chadatta) |
| Past, polite | ちゃでした | (chadeshita) |
| Negative, plain | ちゃじゃない | (chajanai) |
| Negative, polite | ちゃじゃないです | (chajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ちゃじゃなかった | (chajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ちゃじゃなかったです | (chajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ちゃで | (chade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ちゃなら | (chanara) |
Kanji in this word
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茶
teaOn: チャ (cha)、 サ (sa)
Example Sentences
茶はインドで広く栽培されている。
Tea is widely grown in India.
その猫の一方は黒で、もう一方は茶だ。
One of the cats is black, the other is brown.