- 1. [adj-no, adj-na, n] thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; light (e.g. coat)
- 2. [adj-na, n] superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; poor
- 3. [n] slight wound; slight cut
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) | うすでな | (usudena) |
| Non-past, plain | うすでだ | (usudeda) |
| Non-past, polite | うすでです | (usudedesu) |
| Past, plain | うすでだった | (usudedatta) |
| Past, polite | うすででした | (usudedeshita) |
| Negative, plain | うすでじゃない | (usudejanai) |
| Negative, polite | うすでじゃないです | (usudejanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | うすでじゃなかった | (usudejanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | うすでじゃなかったです | (usudejanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | うすでで | (usudede) |
| Conditional (―nara) | うすでなら | (usudenara) |