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(kanji info)
  1. 1. [adj-na] fundamental; basic

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) (kisotekina)
Non-past, plain (kisotekida)
Non-past, polite (kisotekidesu)
Past, plain (kisotekidatta)
Past, polite (kisotekideshita)
Negative, plain (kisotekijanai)
Negative, polite (kisotekijanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (kisotekijanakatta)
Past negative, polite (kisotekijanakattadesu)
Te-form (kisotekide)
Conditional (―nara) (kisotekinara)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

As a rule, the more fundamental a new truth, the greater will be its practical possibilities.