- 1. [adj-na, n] strange; rare; novel; curious
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) | ちんきな | (chinkina) |
| Non-past, plain | ちんきだ | (chinkida) |
| Non-past, polite | ちんきです | (chinkidesu) |
| Past, plain | ちんきだった | (chinkidatta) |
| Past, polite | ちんきでした | (chinkideshita) |
| Negative, plain | ちんきじゃない | (chinkijanai) |
| Negative, polite | ちんきじゃないです | (chinkijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ちんきじゃなかった | (chinkijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ちんきじゃなかったです | (chinkijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ちんきで | (chinkide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ちんきなら | (chinkinara) |