- 1. [adj-na] pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair
- 2. [adj-na] clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat (uk)
- 3. [adj-na] completely; entirely — as 〜に (uk)
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) | きれいな | (kireina) |
| Non-past, plain | きれいだ | (kireida) |
| Non-past, polite | きれいです | (kireidesu) |
| Past, plain | きれいだった | (kireidatta) |
| Past, polite | きれいでした | (kireideshita) |
| Negative, plain | きれいじゃない | (kireijanai) |
| Negative, polite | きれいじゃないです | (kireijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | きれいじゃなかった | (kireijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | きれいじゃなかったです | (kireijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | きれいで | (kireide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | きれいなら | (kireinara) |
Kanji in this word
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綺
figured cloth, beautifulOn: キ (ki)Kun: あや (aya)
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麗
lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendentOn: レイ (rei)Kun: うるわ.しい (uruwa.shii)、 うら.らか (ura.raka)
Example Sentences
この芋虫がきれいな蝶になるのだ。
This caterpillar will become a beautiful butterfly.
この辺りは空気がきれいだよ。
The air is pure around here.