- 1. [n, adj-na] shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
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) | しなうすな | (shinausuna) |
| Non-past, plain | しなうすだ | (shinausuda) |
| Non-past, polite | しなうすです | (shinausudesu) |
| Past, plain | しなうすだった | (shinausudatta) |
| Past, polite | しなうすでした | (shinausudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | しなうすじゃない | (shinausujanai) |
| Negative, polite | しなうすじゃないです | (shinausujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | しなうすじゃなかった | (shinausujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | しなうすじゃなかったです | (shinausujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | しなうすで | (shinausude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | しなうすなら | (shinausunara) |
Kanji in this word
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品
goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal coursesOn: ヒン (hin)、 ホン (hon)Kun: しな (shina)
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薄
dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grassOn: ハク (haku)Kun: うす.い (usu.i)、 うす- (usu-)、 -うす (-usu)、 うす.める (usu.meru)、 うす.まる (usu.maru)、 うす.らぐ (usu.ragu)、 うす.ら- (usu.ra-)、 うす.れる (usu.reru)、 すすき (susuki)