な-adjective
久しぶりひさしぶり
hisashiburi久しぶり (ひさしぶり, hisashiburi) — a long time — is a な-adjective: 久しぶりだった (past), 久しぶりじゃない (negative), 久しぶりで (te-form), 久しぶりです (polite).
It also means first in a long time.
How 久しぶり 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.
久しぶり
whole word + ending
久しぶりだった久しぶりだったpast · It had been a long time.
久しぶりじゃない久しぶりじゃないnegative · It hasn't been a long time.
久しぶりで久しぶりでte-form · It's been a long time and …
久しぶりなら久しぶりならif
久しぶりです久しぶりですpolite present · It's been a long time.
Before a noun it takes な, which is what names the class.
N3 N tags give the JLPT level at which the game starts quizzing a form.
Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present It's been a long time. | 久しぶりだ ひさしぶりだ hisashiburida | |
| past It had been a long time. | 久しぶりだった ひさしぶりだった hisashiburidatta | |
| negative It hasn't been a long time. | 久しぶりじゃない ひさしぶりじゃない hisashiburijanai | |
| te-form It's been a long time and … | 久しぶりで ひさしぶりで hisashiburide | |
| past negative | 久しぶりじゃなかった ひさしぶりじゃなかった hisashiburijanakatta | |
| cond. なら N3 | 久しぶりなら ひさしぶりなら hisashiburinara | |
| cond. たら N3 | 久しぶりだったら ひさしぶりだったら hisashiburidattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present It's been a long time. | 久しぶりです ひさしぶりです hisashiburidesu | |
| past It had been a long time. | 久しぶりでした ひさしぶりでした hisashiburideshita | |
| negative It hasn't been a long time. | 久しぶりじゃないです ひさしぶりじゃないです hisashiburijanaidesu | |
| past negative | 久しぶりじゃなかったです ひさしぶりじゃなかったです hisashiburijanakattadesu |