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Japanese verb昭和 (shouwa) Conjugation
昭和 (shouwa) means “reminiscent of the Shōwa era”. It is a な-adjective verb. It is a な-adjective: it takes な before a noun (昭和な) and だ or です after it, so 昭和だ, 昭和でした, 昭和に. 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
- reminiscent of the Shōwa era
- Type
- な-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 昭和
- Reading
- しょうわ
- Romaji
- shouwa
- Negative
- 昭和じゃない
- Past
- 昭和だった
- Te-form
- 昭和で
- Adverb
- 昭和に
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 昭和だ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 昭和じゃない / 昭和ではない |
| Polite | 昭和です |
| Polite negative | 昭和じゃありません / 昭和ではありません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 昭和だった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 昭和じゃなかった / 昭和ではなかった |
| Polite | 昭和でした |
| Polite negative | 昭和じゃありませんでした / 昭和ではありませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 昭和で |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 昭和じゃなくて / 昭和ではなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 昭和なら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 昭和でなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 昭和だったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 昭和じゃなかったら / 昭和ではなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 昭和に |
|---|
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About these tables
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