- 1. [adj-na, n] determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
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) | かちきな | (kachikina) |
| Non-past, plain | かちきだ | (kachikida) |
| Non-past, polite | かちきです | (kachikidesu) |
| Past, plain | かちきだった | (kachikidatta) |
| Past, polite | かちきでした | (kachikideshita) |
| Negative, plain | かちきじゃない | (kachikijanai) |
| Negative, polite | かちきじゃないです | (kachikijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | かちきじゃなかった | (kachikijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | かちきじゃなかったです | (kachikijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | かちきで | (kachikide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | かちきなら | (kachikinara) |