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Japanese verb単純 (tanjun) Conjugation
単純 (tanjun) means “simple, plain, uncomplicated”. It is a な-adjective verb. It is a な-adjective: it takes な before a noun (単純な) and だ or です after it, so 単純だ, 単純でした, 単純に. 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
- simple, plain, uncomplicated
- Type
- な-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 単純
- Reading
- たんじゅん
- Romaji
- tanjun
- Negative
- 単純じゃない
- Past
- 単純だった
- Te-form
- 単純で
- Adverb
- 単純に
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 単純だ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 単純じゃない / 単純ではない |
| Polite | 単純です |
| Polite negative | 単純じゃありません / 単純ではありません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 単純だった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 単純じゃなかった / 単純ではなかった |
| Polite | 単純でした |
| Polite negative | 単純じゃありませんでした / 単純ではありませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 単純で |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 単純じゃなくて / 単純ではなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 単純なら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 単純でなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 単純だったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 単純じゃなかったら / 単純ではなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 単純に |
|---|
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About these tables
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