な-adjective
適当てきとう
tekitou適当 (てきとう, tekitou) — suitable — is a な-adjective: 適当だった (past), 適当じゃない (negative), 適当で (te-form), 適当です (polite).
It also means proper; appropriate.
How 適当 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.
適当
whole word + ending
適当だった適当だったpast · It was suitable.
適当じゃない適当じゃないnegative · It isn't suitable.
適当で適当でte-form · It's suitable and …
適当なら適当ならif · If it's suitable, ...
適当です適当ですpolite present · It's suitable.
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 suitable. | 適当だ てきとうだ tekitouda | |
| past N5 It was suitable. | 適当だった てきとうだった tekitoudatta | |
| negative N5 It isn't suitable. | 適当じゃない てきとうじゃない tekitoujanai | |
| te-form N5 It's suitable and … | 適当で てきとうで tekitoude | |
| past negative N4 It wasn't suitable. | 適当じゃなかった てきとうじゃなかった tekitoujanakatta | |
| cond. なら N3 If it's suitable, ... | 適当なら てきとうなら tekitounara | |
| cond. たら N3 When it's suitable, ... | 適当だったら てきとうだったら tekitoudattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 It's suitable. | 適当です てきとうです tekitoudesu | |
| past N5 It was suitable. | 適当でした てきとうでした tekitoudeshita | |
| negative N5 It isn't suitable. | 適当じゃないです てきとうじゃないです tekitoujanaidesu | |
| past negative N4 It wasn't suitable. | 適当じゃなかったです てきとうじゃなかったです tekitoujanakattadesu |