- 1. [adj-na, n] aromatic; heroic deed; outstanding achievement
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) | ほうれつな | (houretsuna) |
| Non-past, plain | ほうれつだ | (houretsuda) |
| Non-past, polite | ほうれつです | (houretsudesu) |
| Past, plain | ほうれつだった | (houretsudatta) |
| Past, polite | ほうれつでした | (houretsudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | ほうれつじゃない | (houretsujanai) |
| Negative, polite | ほうれつじゃないです | (houretsujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ほうれつじゃなかった | (houretsujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ほうれつじゃなかったです | (houretsujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ほうれつで | (houretsude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ほうれつなら | (houretsunara) |