- 1. [adj-na] secret; private; surreptitious
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) | ひそかな | (hisokana) |
| Non-past, plain | ひそかだ | (hisokada) |
| Non-past, polite | ひそかです | (hisokadesu) |
| Past, plain | ひそかだった | (hisokadatta) |
| Past, polite | ひそかでした | (hisokadeshita) |
| Negative, plain | ひそかじゃない | (hisokajanai) |
| Negative, polite | ひそかじゃないです | (hisokajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ひそかじゃなかった | (hisokajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ひそかじゃなかったです | (hisokajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ひそかで | (hisokade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ひそかなら | (hisokanara) |
Kanji in this word
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密
secrecy, density (pop), minuteness, carefulnessOn: ミツ (mitsu)Kun: ひそ.か (hiso.ka)
Example Sentences
彼はひそかにあなたの財産を狙っていますよ。
He has designs on your property.