- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

(kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-no, adj-na] highly skilled; skillful; very capable; competent; able
  2. 2. [n] particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability

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) (udekikina)
Non-past, plain (udekikida)
Non-past, polite (udekikidesu)
Past, plain (udekikidatta)
Past, polite (udekikideshita)
Negative, plain (udekikijanai)
Negative, polite (udekikijanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (udekikijanakatta)
Past negative, polite (udekikijanakattadesu)
Te-form (udekikide)
Conditional (―nara) (udekikinara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

Our best negotiators always drive a hard bargain.