- 1. [adj-na, n] hating to lose; always wanting to win; unyielding; competitive
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) | まけぎらいな | (makegiraina) |
| Non-past, plain | まけぎらいだ | (makegiraida) |
| Non-past, polite | まけぎらいです | (makegiraidesu) |
| Past, plain | まけぎらいだった | (makegiraidatta) |
| Past, polite | まけぎらいでした | (makegiraideshita) |
| Negative, plain | まけぎらいじゃない | (makegiraijanai) |
| Negative, polite | まけぎらいじゃないです | (makegiraijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | まけぎらいじゃなかった | (makegiraijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | まけぎらいじゃなかったです | (makegiraijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | まけぎらいで | (makegiraide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | まけぎらいなら | (makegirainara) |