- 1. [adj-na, n] reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for; disappointing
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) | ふほんいな | (fuhon'ina) |
| Non-past, plain | ふほんいだ | (fuhon'ida) |
| Non-past, polite | ふほんいです | (fuhon'idesu) |
| Past, plain | ふほんいだった | (fuhon'idatta) |
| Past, polite | ふほんいでした | (fuhon'ideshita) |
| Negative, plain | ふほんいじゃない | (fuhon'ijanai) |
| Negative, polite | ふほんいじゃないです | (fuhon'ijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ふほんいじゃなかった | (fuhon'ijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ふほんいじゃなかったです | (fuhon'ijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ふほんいで | (fuhon'ide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ふほんいなら | (fuhon'inara) |
Kanji in this word
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不
negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsyOn: フ (fu)、 ブ (bu)
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本
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical thingsOn: ホン (hon)Kun: もと (moto)
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意
idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, likingOn: イ (i)
Example Sentences
彼女は不本意ながらもそうした。
She did it against her will.