- 1. [n] idiot; moron; fool (uk)
- 2. [adj-na] stupid; foolish; dull; absurd; ridiculous (uk)
- 3. [n, adj-na] trivial; insignificant; disappointing (uk)
- 4. [n, adj-na] malfunctioning; defective; losing sensation (uk)
- 5. [n, n-pref] incredibly; unusually; exceptionally (uk, sl)
- 6. [n, n-suf, adj-na] fervent enthusiast; nut; person singularly obsessed with something — usu. in compounds (uk, sl)
- 7. [n] Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell) (abbr, 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) | ばかな | (bakana) |
| Non-past, plain | ばかだ | (bakada) |
| Non-past, polite | ばかです | (bakadesu) |
| Past, plain | ばかだった | (bakadatta) |
| Past, polite | ばかでした | (bakadeshita) |
| Negative, plain | ばかじゃない | (bakajanai) |
| Negative, polite | ばかじゃないです | (bakajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ばかじゃなかった | (bakajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ばかじゃなかったです | (bakajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ばかで | (bakade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ばかなら | (bakanara) |
Kanji in this word
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馬
horseOn: バ (ba)、 メ (me)、 マ (ma)、 ボ (bo)、 モ (mo)Kun: うま (uma)、 ま (ma)
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鹿
deerOn: ロク (roku)Kun: しか (shika)、 か (ka)
Example Sentences
こんな荒れ模様の日に外出するなんて君は馬鹿だよ。
You are an idiot to go out in this weather.
なんという馬鹿なことだろう。
What a piece of folly!