- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-na, n] clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate

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) (meiryouna)
Non-past, plain (meiryouda)
Non-past, polite (meiryoudesu)
Past, plain (meiryoudatta)
Past, polite (meiryoudeshita)
Negative, plain (meiryoujanai)
Negative, polite (meiryoujanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (meiryoujanakatta)
Past negative, polite (meiryoujanakattadesu)
Te-form (meiryoude)
Conditional (―nara) (meiryounara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

The distinction in usage between the two words is clear.