- 1. [adj-na] rare; uncommon; unusual; curious (dated)
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) | めずらかな | (mezurakana) |
| Non-past, plain | めずらかだ | (mezurakada) |
| Non-past, polite | めずらかです | (mezurakadesu) |
| Past, plain | めずらかだった | (mezurakadatta) |
| Past, polite | めずらかでした | (mezurakadeshita) |
| Negative, plain | めずらかじゃない | (mezurakajanai) |
| Negative, polite | めずらかじゃないです | (mezurakajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | めずらかじゃなかった | (mezurakajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | めずらかじゃなかったです | (mezurakajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | めずらかで | (mezurakade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | めずらかなら | (mezurakanara) |
Kanji in this word
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珍
rare, curious, strangeOn: チン (chin)Kun: めずら.しい (mezura.shii)、 たから (takara)