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Japanese verb活発 (kappatsu) Conjugation
活発 (kappatsu) means “lively, active, vigorous”. It is a な-adjective verb. It is a な-adjective: it takes な before a noun (活発な) and だ or です after it, so 活発だ, 活発でした, 活発に. 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
- lively, active, vigorous
- Type
- な-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 活発
- Reading
- かっぱつ
- Romaji
- kappatsu
- Negative
- 活発じゃない
- Past
- 活発だった
- Te-form
- 活発で
- Adverb
- 活発に
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 活発だ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 活発じゃない / 活発ではない |
| Polite | 活発です |
| Polite negative | 活発じゃありません / 活発ではありません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 活発だった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 活発じゃなかった / 活発ではなかった |
| Polite | 活発でした |
| Polite negative | 活発じゃありませんでした / 活発ではありませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 活発で |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 活発じゃなくて / 活発ではなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 活発なら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 活発でなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 活発だったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 活発じゃなかったら / 活発ではなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 活発に |
|---|
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