な-adjective
反対はんたい
hantai反対 (はんたい, hantai) — opposition — is a な-adjective: 反対だった (past), 反対じゃない (negative), 反対で (te-form), 反対です (polite).
It also means resistance; antagonism.
How 反対 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.
反対
whole word + ending
反対だった反対だったpast · I was against it.
反対じゃない反対じゃないnegative · I'm not against it.
反対で反対でte-form · I'm against it and …
反対なら反対ならif · If I'm against it, ...
反対です反対ですpolite present · I'm against it.
Before a noun it takes な, which is what names the class.
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PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 I'm against it. | 反対だ はんたいだ hantaida | |
| past N5 I was against it. | 反対だった はんたいだった hantaidatta | |
| negative N5 I'm not against it. | 反対じゃない はんたいじゃない hantaijanai | |
| te-form N5 I'm against it and … | 反対で はんたいで hantaide | |
| past negative N4 I wasn't against it. | 反対じゃなかった はんたいじゃなかった hantaijanakatta | |
| cond. なら N3 If I'm against it, ... | 反対なら はんたいなら hantainara | |
| cond. たら N3 When I'm against it, ... | 反対だったら はんたいだったら hantaidattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 I'm against it. | 反対です はんたいです hantaidesu | |
| past N5 I was against it. | 反対でした はんたいでした hantaideshita | |
| negative N5 I'm not against it. | 反対じゃないです はんたいじゃないです hantaijanaidesu | |
| past negative N4 I wasn't against it. | 反対じゃなかったです はんたいじゃなかったです hantaijanakattadesu |