- 1. [adj-na, n] mucilaginous; demulcent
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) | ねんかつな | (nenkatsuna) |
| Non-past, plain | ねんかつだ | (nenkatsuda) |
| Non-past, polite | ねんかつです | (nenkatsudesu) |
| Past, plain | ねんかつだった | (nenkatsudatta) |
| Past, polite | ねんかつでした | (nenkatsudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | ねんかつじゃない | (nenkatsujanai) |
| Negative, polite | ねんかつじゃないです | (nenkatsujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ねんかつじゃなかった | (nenkatsujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ねんかつじゃなかったです | (nenkatsujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ねんかつで | (nenkatsude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ねんかつなら | (nenkatsunara) |