- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common
  1. 1. [n] paper (in rock-paper-scissors)
  2. 2. [n] disappearing completely; coming to nought; becoming worthless; losing everything
  3. 3. [n, adj-na] foolishness; stupidity

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) (paana)
Non-past, plain (paada)
Non-past, polite (paadesu)
Past, plain (paadatta)
Past, polite (paadeshita)
Negative, plain (paajanai)
Negative, polite (paajanaidesu)
Past negative, plain (paajanakatta)
Past negative, polite (paajanakattadesu)
Te-form (paade)
Conditional (―nara) (paanara)

Example Sentences

Rock breaks scissors. Scissors cut paper. Paper smothers rock.