- 1. [n, adj-na] being exceedingly wiser than the common man (arch)
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) | てきとうな | (tekitouna) |
| Non-past, plain | てきとうだ | (tekitouda) |
| Non-past, polite | てきとうです | (tekitoudesu) |
| Past, plain | てきとうだった | (tekitoudatta) |
| Past, polite | てきとうでした | (tekitoudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | てきとうじゃない | (tekitoujanai) |
| Negative, polite | てきとうじゃないです | (tekitoujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | てきとうじゃなかった | (tekitoujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | てきとうじゃなかったです | (tekitoujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | てきとうで | (tekitoude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | てきとうなら | (tekitounara) |