- 1. [adj-na] shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
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) | あさはかな | (asahakana) |
| Non-past, plain | あさはかだ | (asahakada) |
| Non-past, polite | あさはかです | (asahakadesu) |
| Past, plain | あさはかだった | (asahakadatta) |
| Past, polite | あさはかでした | (asahakadeshita) |
| Negative, plain | あさはかじゃない | (asahakajanai) |
| Negative, polite | あさはかじゃないです | (asahakajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | あさはかじゃなかった | (asahakajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | あさはかじゃなかったです | (asahakajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | あさはかで | (asahakade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | あさはかなら | (asahakanara) |
Kanji in this word
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浅
shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shamefulOn: セン (sen)Kun: あさ.い (asa.i)
Example Sentences
私はあさはかにも彼が私を助けてくれるんだなあと思った。
I foolishly imagined that he was going to help me.