- 1. [adj-na, n] proud; elated
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) | とくいげな | (tokuigena) |
| Non-past, plain | とくいげだ | (tokuigeda) |
| Non-past, polite | とくいげです | (tokuigedesu) |
| Past, plain | とくいげだった | (tokuigedatta) |
| Past, polite | とくいげでした | (tokuigedeshita) |
| Negative, plain | とくいげじゃない | (tokuigejanai) |
| Negative, polite | とくいげじゃないです | (tokuigejanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | とくいげじゃなかった | (tokuigejanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | とくいげじゃなかったです | (tokuigejanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | とくいげで | (tokuigede) |
| Conditional (―nara) | とくいげなら | (tokuigenara) |
Kanji in this word
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得
gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefitOn: トク (toku)Kun: え.る (e.ru)、 う.る (u.ru)
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意
idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, likingOn: イ (i)
Example Sentences
彼女は宝石を得意げに見せびらかした。
She proudly displayed her jewels.