な-adjective
残念ざんねん
zannen残念 (ざんねん, zannen) — regrettable — is a な-adjective: 残念だった (past), 残念じゃない (negative), 残念で (te-form), 残念です (polite).
It also means unfortunate; disappointing.
How 残念 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.
残念
whole word + ending
残念だった残念だったpast · It was disappointing.
残念じゃない残念じゃないnegative · It isn't disappointing.
残念で残念でte-form · It's disappointing and …
残念なら残念ならif
残念です残念ですpolite present · It's disappointing.
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.
Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 It's disappointing. | 残念だ ざんねんだ zannenda | |
| past N5 It was disappointing. | 残念だった ざんねんだった zannendatta | |
| negative N5 It isn't disappointing. | 残念じゃない ざんねんじゃない zannenjanai | |
| te-form N5 It's disappointing and … | 残念で ざんねんで zannende | |
| past negative N4 | 残念じゃなかった ざんねんじゃなかった zannenjanakatta | |
| cond. なら N3 | 残念なら ざんねんなら zannennara | |
| cond. たら N3 | 残念だったら ざんねんだったら zannendattara |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 It's disappointing. | 残念です ざんねんです zannendesu | |
| past N5 It was disappointing. | 残念でした ざんねんでした zannendeshita | |
| negative N5 It isn't disappointing. | 残念じゃないです ざんねんじゃないです zannenjanaidesu | |
| past negative N4 | 残念じゃなかったです ざんねんじゃなかったです zannenjanakattadesu |