- 1. [adj-na, n] minute; meager; meagre; mean
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) | さいびな | (saibina) |
| Non-past, plain | さいびだ | (saibida) |
| Non-past, polite | さいびです | (saibidesu) |
| Past, plain | さいびだった | (saibidatta) |
| Past, polite | さいびでした | (saibideshita) |
| Negative, plain | さいびじゃない | (saibijanai) |
| Negative, polite | さいびじゃないです | (saibijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | さいびじゃなかった | (saibijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | さいびじゃなかったです | (saibijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | さいびで | (saibide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | さいびなら | (saibinara) |