- 1. [adj-na] fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement; terrific; terrible
- 2. [adv] very; extremely; terribly; totally (col)
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) | もうれつな | (mouretsuna) |
| Non-past, plain | もうれつだ | (mouretsuda) |
| Non-past, polite | もうれつです | (mouretsudesu) |
| Past, plain | もうれつだった | (mouretsudatta) |
| Past, polite | もうれつでした | (mouretsudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | もうれつじゃない | (mouretsujanai) |
| Negative, polite | もうれつじゃないです | (mouretsujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | もうれつじゃなかった | (mouretsujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | もうれつじゃなかったです | (mouretsujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | もうれつで | (mouretsude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | もうれつなら | (mouretsunara) |
Kanji in this word
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猛
fierce, rave, rush, become furious, wildness, strengthOn: モウ (mou)
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烈
ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extremeOn: レツ (retsu)Kun: はげ.しい (hage.shii)
Example Sentences
警官がやってくるのを見ると彼は猛烈に走り出した。
When he saw a policeman coming, he began to run like anything.