- 1. [adj-na, n] clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
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) | れいりな | (reirina) |
| Non-past, plain | れいりだ | (reirida) |
| Non-past, polite | れいりです | (reiridesu) |
| Past, plain | れいりだった | (reiridatta) |
| Past, polite | れいりでした | (reirideshita) |
| Negative, plain | れいりじゃない | (reirijanai) |
| Negative, polite | れいりじゃないです | (reirijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | れいりじゃなかった | (reirijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | れいりじゃなかったです | (reirijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | れいりで | (reiride) |
| Conditional (―nara) | れいりなら | (reirinara) |
Kanji in this word
Example Sentences
そういう相手の前では、私の見せ掛けだけの怜悧な技術は、見抜かれた時に負けていたと思う。
I think that against somebody like that, my seemingly clever techniques would be seen through and then I would be defeated.