- 1. [pref] white
- 2. [pref] unseasoned; undyed; unaltered
- 3. [pref] very much; precisely
- 4. [pref] playing dumb
- 5. [n, adj-na] unfeigned; honest; diligent
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) | しらな | (shirana) |
| Non-past, plain | しらだ | (shirada) |
| Non-past, polite | しらです | (shiradesu) |
| Past, plain | しらだった | (shiradatta) |
| Past, polite | しらでした | (shiradeshita) |
| Negative, plain | しらじゃない | (shirajanai) |
| Negative, polite | しらじゃないです | (shirajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | しらじゃなかった | (shirajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | しらじゃなかったです | (shirajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | しらで | (shirade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | しらなら | (shiranara) |
Kanji in this word
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白
whiteOn: ハク (haku)、 ビャク (byaku)Kun: しろ (shiro)、 しら- (shira-)、 しろ.い (shiro.i)
Example Sentences
２匹犬を飼っているが、１匹は白でもう１匹は黒だ。
I have two dogs. One is white and the other black.