- 1. [n, adj-na] full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep (yoji)
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) | げんきはつらつな | (genkihatsuratsuna) |
| Non-past, plain | げんきはつらつだ | (genkihatsuratsuda) |
| Non-past, polite | げんきはつらつです | (genkihatsuratsudesu) |
| Past, plain | げんきはつらつだった | (genkihatsuratsudatta) |
| Past, polite | げんきはつらつでした | (genkihatsuratsudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | げんきはつらつじゃない | (genkihatsuratsujanai) |
| Negative, polite | げんきはつらつじゃないです | (genkihatsuratsujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | げんきはつらつじゃなかった | (genkihatsuratsujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | げんきはつらつじゃなかったです | (genkihatsuratsujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | げんきはつらつで | (genkihatsuratsude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | げんきはつらつなら | (genkihatsuratsunara) |
Kanji in this word
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元
beginning, former time, originOn: ゲン (gen)、 ガン (gan)Kun: もと (moto)
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気
spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, moodOn: キ (ki)、 ケ (ke)Kun: いき (iki)、 き (ki)
Example Sentences
彼らはエアロビクスで元気はつらつとしている。
They keep up their spirits by doing aerobics.