- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

(kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-na] inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited

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) (naitekina)
Non-past, plain (naitekida)
Non-past, polite (naitekidesu)
Past, plain (naitekidatta)
Past, polite (naitekideshita)
Negative, plain (naitekijanai)
Negative, polite (naitekijanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (naitekijanakatta)
Past negative, polite (naitekijanakattadesu)
Te-form (naitekide)
Conditional (―nara) (naitekinara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

The main point of Dennett's book, in short, is to deny the existence of inner mental states.