な-adjective
親切しんせつ
shinsetsu親切 (しんせつ, shinsetsu) — kind — is a な-adjective: 親切だった (past), 親切じゃない (negative), 親切で (te-form), 親切です (polite).
It also means gentle; considerate.
How 親切 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.
親切
whole word + ending
親切だった親切だったpast · It was kind.
親切じゃない親切じゃないnegative · It isn't kind.
親切で親切でte-form · It's kind and …
親切なら親切ならif · If it's kind, ...
親切です親切ですpolite present · It's kind.
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 kind. | 親切だ しんせつだ shinsetsuda | |
| past It was kind. | 親切だった しんせつだった shinsetsudatta | |
| negative It isn't kind. | 親切じゃない しんせつじゃない shinsetsujanai | |
| te-form It's kind and … | 親切で しんせつで shinsetsude | |
| past negative It wasn't kind. | 親切じゃなかった しんせつじゃなかった shinsetsujanakatta | |
| cond. なら N3 If it's kind, ... | 親切なら しんせつなら shinsetsunara | |
| cond. たら N3 | 親切だったら しんせつだったら shinsetsudattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present It's kind. | 親切です しんせつです shinsetsudesu | |
| past It was kind. | 親切でした しんせつでした shinsetsudeshita | |
| negative It isn't kind. | 親切じゃないです しんせつじゃないです shinsetsujanaidesu | |
| past negative It wasn't kind. | 親切じゃなかったです しんせつじゃなかったです shinsetsujanakattadesu |