な-adjective
急きゅう
kyuu急 (きゅう, kyuu) — sudden — is a な-adjective: 急だった (past), 急じゃない (negative), 急で (te-form), 急です (polite).
It also means abrupt; unexpected.
How 急 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.
急
whole word + ending
急だった急だったpast · It was urgent.
急じゃない急じゃないnegative · It isn't urgent.
急で急でte-form · It's urgent and …
急なら急ならif · If it's urgent, ...
急です急ですpolite present · It's urgent.
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.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present It's urgent. | 急だ きゅうだ kyuuda | |
| past It was urgent. | 急だった きゅうだった kyuudatta | |
| negative It isn't urgent. | 急じゃない きゅうじゃない kyuujanai | |
| te-form It's urgent and … | 急で きゅうで kyuude | |
| past negative It wasn't urgent. | 急じゃなかった きゅうじゃなかった kyuujanakatta | |
| cond. なら N3 If it's urgent, ... | 急なら きゅうなら kyuunara | |
| cond. たら N3 When it's urgent, ... | 急だったら きゅうだったら kyuudattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present It's urgent. | 急です きゅうです kyuudesu | |
| past It was urgent. | 急でした きゅうでした kyuudeshita | |
| negative It isn't urgent. | 急じゃないです きゅうじゃないです kyuujanaidesu | |
| past negative It wasn't urgent. | 急じゃなかったです きゅうじゃなかったです kyuujanakattadesu |