な-adjective
便利べんり
benri便利 (べんり, benri) — convenient — is a な-adjective: 便利だった (past), 便利じゃない (negative), 便利で (te-form), 便利です (polite).
It also means handy; useful.
How 便利 conjugates · な-adjective
Nothing drops: the ending attaches to the whole word.
A な-adjective is a noun-like word plus a copula, and the copula is what conjugates.
便利
whole word + ending
便利だった便利だったpast · It was convenient.
便利じゃない便利じゃないnegative · It isn't convenient.
便利で便利でte-form · It's convenient and …
便利なら便利ならif · If it's convenient, ...
便利です便利ですpolite present · It's convenient.
Before a noun it takes な, which is what names the class.
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PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 It's convenient. | 便利だ べんりだ benrida | |
| past N5 It was convenient. | 便利だった べんりだった benridatta | |
| negative N5 It isn't convenient. | 便利じゃない べんりじゃない benrijanai | |
| te-form N5 It's convenient and … | 便利で べんりで benride | |
| past negative N4 | 便利じゃなかった べんりじゃなかった benrijanakatta | |
| cond. なら N3 If it's convenient, ... | 便利なら べんりなら benrinara | |
| cond. たら N3 | 便利だったら べんりだったら benridattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 It's convenient. | 便利です べんりです benridesu | |
| past N5 It was convenient. | 便利でした べんりでした benrideshita | |
| negative N5 It isn't convenient. | 便利じゃないです べんりじゃないです benrijanaidesu | |
| past negative N4 | 便利じゃなかったです べんりじゃなかったです benrijanakattadesu |