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Japanese verb自由 (jiyuu) Conjugation
自由 (jiyuu) means “free (to do as you like)”. It is a な-adjective verb. It is a な-adjective: it takes な before a noun (自由な) and だ or です after it, so 自由だ, 自由でした, 自由に. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- free (to do as you like)
- Type
- な-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 自由
- Reading
- じゆう
- Romaji
- jiyuu
- Negative
- 自由じゃない
- Past
- 自由だった
- Te-form
- 自由で
- Adverb
- 自由に
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 自由だ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 自由じゃない / 自由ではない |
| Polite | 自由です |
| Polite negative | 自由じゃありません / 自由ではありません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 自由だった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 自由じゃなかった / 自由ではなかった |
| Polite | 自由でした |
| Polite negative | 自由じゃありませんでした / 自由ではありませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 自由で |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 自由じゃなくて / 自由ではなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 自由なら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 自由でなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 自由だったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 自由じゃなかったら / 自由ではなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 自由に |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 大変 (taihen)hard, tough
- 暇 (hima)free (not busy)
- 丈夫 (joubu)sturdy, strong
- 残念 (zannen)a pity, too bad
- 特別 (tokubetsu)special
- 必要 (hitsuyou)necessary
- 安全 (anzen)safe
- 危険 (kiken)dangerous
- 複雑 (fukuzatsu)complicated
- 大事 (daiji)important
- 勉強する (benkyousuru)to study
- 結婚する (kekkonsuru)to marry
About these tables
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