- 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) | しとやかな | (shitoyakana) |
| Non-past, plain | しとやかだ | (shitoyakada) |
| Non-past, polite | しとやかです | (shitoyakadesu) |
| Past, plain | しとやかだった | (shitoyakadatta) |
| Past, polite | しとやかでした | (shitoyakadeshita) |
| Negative, plain | しとやかじゃない | (shitoyakajanai) |
| Negative, polite | しとやかじゃないです | (shitoyakajanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | しとやかじゃなかった | (shitoyakajanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | しとやかじゃなかったです | (shitoyakajanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | しとやかで | (shitoyakade) |
| Conditional (―nara) | しとやかなら | (shitoyakanara) |
Kanji in this word
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淑
graceful, gentle, pureOn: シュク (shuku)Kun: しと.やか (shito.yaka)
Example Sentences
その婦人の態度はしとやかだ。
The lady has a graceful manner.