- 1. [adj-na, n] narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped; bigoted; eccentric
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) | へんくつな | (henkutsuna) |
| Non-past, plain | へんくつだ | (henkutsuda) |
| Non-past, polite | へんくつです | (henkutsudesu) |
| Past, plain | へんくつだった | (henkutsudatta) |
| Past, polite | へんくつでした | (henkutsudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | へんくつじゃない | (henkutsujanai) |
| Negative, polite | へんくつじゃないです | (henkutsujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | へんくつじゃなかった | (henkutsujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | へんくつじゃなかったです | (henkutsujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | へんくつで | (henkutsude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | へんくつなら | (henkutsunara) |
Kanji in this word
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偏
partial, side, left-side radical, inclining, biasedOn: ヘン (hen)Kun: かたよ.る (katayo.ru)
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屈
yield, bend, flinch, submitOn: クツ (kutsu)Kun: かが.む (kaga.mu)、 かが.める (kaga.meru)
Example Sentences
偏屈な奴とまともに話し合っても無駄だ。
It is useless to reason with a bigot.