- 1. [adj-no, adj-na, n] occasional; infrequent; rare (uk)
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) | たまな | (tamana) |
| Non-past, plain | たまだ | (tamada) |
| Non-past, polite | たまです | (tamadesu) |
| Past, plain | たまだった | (tamadatta) |
| Past, polite | たまでした | (tamadeshita) |
| Negative, plain | たまじゃない | (tamajanai) |
| Negative, polite | たまじゃないです | (tamajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | たまじゃなかった | (tamajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | たまじゃなかったです | (tamajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | たまで | (tamade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | たまなら | (tamanara) |
Kanji in this word
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偶
accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kindOn: グウ (guu)Kun: たま (tama)
Example Sentences
友理子はたまの逢瀬を心行くまで楽しんでしまいました。
Yuriko thoroughly enjoyed her occasional secret meetings with her lover.