- 1. [adj-na] better; preferable; less objectionable; least-worst — esp. マシ (uk)
- 2. [n-suf] more; increase; extra
- 3. [n] increase; growth (arch)
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) | ましな | (mashina) |
| Non-past, plain | ましだ | (mashida) |
| Non-past, polite | ましです | (mashidesu) |
| Past, plain | ましだった | (mashidatta) |
| Past, polite | ましでした | (mashideshita) |
| Negative, plain | ましじゃない | (mashijanai) |
| Negative, polite | ましじゃないです | (mashijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ましじゃなかった | (mashijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ましじゃなかったです | (mashijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ましで | (mashide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ましなら | (mashinara) |
Kanji in this word
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増
increase, add, augment, gain, promoteOn: ゾウ (zou)Kun: ま.す (ma.su)、 ま.し (ma.shi)、 ふ.える (fu.eru)、 ふ.やす (fu.yasu)
Example Sentences
彼女は会社の床掃除よりましな仕事を望んだ。
She wanted a better job than cleaning office floors.
非会員は50ドル増しとなります。
Non-members pay an additional 50 dollars.