- 1. [adj-no, adj-na, n] viscous; mucilaginous
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) | ねんしつな | (nenshitsuna) |
| Non-past, plain | ねんしつだ | (nenshitsuda) |
| Non-past, polite | ねんしつです | (nenshitsudesu) |
| Past, plain | ねんしつだった | (nenshitsudatta) |
| Past, polite | ねんしつでした | (nenshitsudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | ねんしつじゃない | (nenshitsujanai) |
| Negative, polite | ねんしつじゃないです | (nenshitsujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ねんしつじゃなかった | (nenshitsujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ねんしつじゃなかったです | (nenshitsujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ねんしつで | (nenshitsude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ねんしつなら | (nenshitsunara) |