- 1. [adj-na, n] polite; courteous; civil
- 2. [adj-na, n] careful; close; thorough; conscientious
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) | ていねいな | (teineina) |
| Non-past, plain | ていねいだ | (teineida) |
| Non-past, polite | ていねいです | (teineidesu) |
| Past, plain | ていねいだった | (teineidatta) |
| Past, polite | ていねいでした | (teineideshita) |
| Negative, plain | ていねいじゃない | (teineijanai) |
| Negative, polite | ていねいじゃないです | (teineijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ていねいじゃなかった | (teineijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ていねいじゃなかったです | (teineijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ていねいで | (teineide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ていねいなら | (teineinara) |
Kanji in this word
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丁
street, ward, town, counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something, even number, 4th calendar signOn: チョウ (chou)、 テイ (tei)、 チン (chin)、 トウ (tou)、 チ (chi)Kun: ひのと (hinoto)
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寧
rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquilityOn: ネイ (nei)Kun: むし.ろ (mushi.ro)
Example Sentences
漢字を書くときは点やはらいに気をつけて、なるべく早くていねいに書きましょう。
When drawing kanji be careful of dots and sweeps, write as carefully and quickly as possible.