- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-na, n] unclear; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous
  2. 2. [adj-no, suf] unknown; unidentified
  3. 3. [n] ignorance; lack of wisdom; lack of insight

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) (fumeina)
Non-past, plain (fumeida)
Non-past, polite (fumeidesu)
Past, plain (fumeidatta)
Past, polite (fumeideshita)
Negative, plain (fumeijanai)
Negative, polite (fumeijanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (fumeijanakatta)
Past negative, polite (fumeijanakattadesu)
Te-form (fumeide)
Conditional (―nara) (fumeinara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

A good newspaper reporter takes advantage of what he learns from any source, even the "little bird told him so" type of source.