- 1. [adj-na, adj-no] sudden; abrupt; unexpected; immediate — occ. written 遽か (uk)
- 2. [pref, adj-na] improvised; hasty; impromptu; offhand (uk)
- 3. [n] impromptu skit — occ. written 仁輪加 or 仁和加 (abbr)
- 4. [n] bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan (abbr, sl, 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) | にわかな | (niwakana) |
| Non-past, plain | にわかだ | (niwakada) |
| Non-past, polite | にわかです | (niwakadesu) |
| Past, plain | にわかだった | (niwakadatta) |
| Past, polite | にわかでした | (niwakadeshita) |
| Negative, plain | にわかじゃない | (niwakajanai) |
| Negative, polite | にわかじゃないです | (niwakajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | にわかじゃなかった | (niwakajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | にわかじゃなかったです | (niwakajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | にわかで | (niwakade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | にわかなら | (niwakanara) |
Kanji in this word
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俄
sudden, abrupt, improvisedOn: ガ (ga)Kun: にわか (niwaka)
Example Sentences
にわか仕込みの知識ではその問題は解けなかった。
Hastily acquired knowledge was not enough to solve the problem.