- 1. [n, adj-na, adj-no] great storm; very severe weather
- 2. [n, adj-na, adj-no] upset; surprise result
- 3. [n, adj-na, adj-no] agitation; upheaval; great confusion; disorder
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) | おおあれな | (ooarena) |
| Non-past, plain | おおあれだ | (ooareda) |
| Non-past, polite | おおあれです | (ooaredesu) |
| Past, plain | おおあれだった | (ooaredatta) |
| Past, polite | おおあれでした | (ooaredeshita) |
| Negative, plain | おおあれじゃない | (ooarejanai) |
| Negative, polite | おおあれじゃないです | (ooarejanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | おおあれじゃなかった | (ooarejanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | おおあれじゃなかったです | (ooarejanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | おおあれで | (ooarede) |
| Conditional (―nara) | おおあれなら | (ooarenara) |