な-adjective
邪魔じゃま
jama邪魔 (じゃま, jama) — hindrance — is a な-adjective: 邪魔だった (past), 邪魔じゃない (negative), 邪魔で (te-form), 邪魔です (polite).
It also means obstacle; nuisance.
How 邪魔 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.
邪魔
whole word + ending
邪魔だった邪魔だったpast · It was in the way.
邪魔じゃない邪魔じゃないnegative · It isn't in the way.
邪魔で邪魔でte-form · It's in the way and …
邪魔なら邪魔ならif · If it's in the way, ...
邪魔です邪魔ですpolite present · It's in the way.
Before a noun it takes な, which is what names the class.
N5 N tags give the JLPT level at which the game starts quizzing a form.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 It's in the way. | 邪魔だ じゃまだ jamada | |
| past N5 It was in the way. | 邪魔だった じゃまだった jamadatta | |
| negative N5 It isn't in the way. | 邪魔じゃない じゃまじゃない jamajanai | |
| te-form N5 It's in the way and … | 邪魔で じゃまで jamade | |
| past negative N4 It wasn't in the way. | 邪魔じゃなかった じゃまじゃなかった jamajanakatta | |
| cond. なら N3 If it's in the way, ... | 邪魔なら じゃまなら jamanara | |
| cond. たら N3 When it's in the way, ... | 邪魔だったら じゃまだったら jamadattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 It's in the way. | 邪魔です じゃまです jamadesu | |
| past N5 It was in the way. | 邪魔でした じゃまでした jamadeshita | |
| negative N5 It isn't in the way. | 邪魔じゃないです じゃまじゃないです jamajanaidesu | |
| past negative N4 It wasn't in the way. | 邪魔じゃなかったです じゃまじゃなかったです jamajanakattadesu |