- 1. [n, adj-no, adj-na] bent back; hunchback; stoop
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) | ねこぜな | (nekozena) |
| Non-past, plain | ねこぜだ | (nekozeda) |
| Non-past, polite | ねこぜです | (nekozedesu) |
| Past, plain | ねこぜだった | (nekozedatta) |
| Past, polite | ねこぜでした | (nekozedeshita) |
| Negative, plain | ねこぜじゃない | (nekozejanai) |
| Negative, polite | ねこぜじゃないです | (nekozejanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ねこぜじゃなかった | (nekozejanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ねこぜじゃなかったです | (nekozejanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ねこぜで | (nekozede) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ねこぜなら | (nekozenara) |
Kanji in this word
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猫
catOn: ビョウ (byou)Kun: ねこ (neko)
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背
stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebelOn: ハイ (hai)Kun: せ (se)、 せい (sei)、 そむ.く (somu.ku)、 そむ.ける (somu.keru)
Example Sentences
僕は猫背だ。
I am round shouldered.