- 1. [adj-na] graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet; well-mannered; refined (behavior) (uk)
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) | おしとやかな | (oshitoyakana) |
| Non-past, plain | おしとやかだ | (oshitoyakada) |
| Non-past, polite | おしとやかです | (oshitoyakadesu) |
| Past, plain | おしとやかだった | (oshitoyakadatta) |
| Past, polite | おしとやかでした | (oshitoyakadeshita) |
| Negative, plain | おしとやかじゃない | (oshitoyakajanai) |
| Negative, polite | おしとやかじゃないです | (oshitoyakajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | おしとやかじゃなかった | (oshitoyakajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | おしとやかじゃなかったです | (oshitoyakajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | おしとやかで | (oshitoyakade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | おしとやかなら | (oshitoyakanara) |
Kanji in this word
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淑
graceful, gentle, pureOn: シュク (shuku)Kun: しと.やか (shito.yaka)