- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

(kanji info)
  1. 1. [n, adj-no, adj-na] complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness

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) (makkurayamina)
Non-past, plain (makkurayamida)
Non-past, polite (makkurayamidesu)
Past, plain (makkurayamidatta)
Past, polite (makkurayamideshita)
Negative, plain (makkurayamijanai)
Negative, polite (makkurayamijanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (makkurayamijanakatta)
Past negative, polite (makkurayamijanakattadesu)
Te-form (makkurayamide)
Conditional (―nara) (makkurayaminara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

When the breaker tripped and it became pitch black, the baby got scared and started crying.