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Japanese verb特別 (tokubetsu) Conjugation
特別 (tokubetsu) means “special”. It is a な-adjective verb. It is a な-adjective: it takes な before a noun (特別な) and だ or です after it, so 特別だ, 特別でした, 特別に. 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
- special
- Type
- な-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 特別
- Reading
- とくべつ
- Romaji
- tokubetsu
- Negative
- 特別じゃない
- Past
- 特別だった
- Te-form
- 特別で
- Adverb
- 特別に
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 特別だ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 特別じゃない / 特別ではない |
| Polite | 特別です |
| Polite negative | 特別じゃありません / 特別ではありません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 特別だった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 特別じゃなかった / 特別ではなかった |
| Polite | 特別でした |
| Polite negative | 特別じゃありませんでした / 特別ではありませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 特別で |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 特別じゃなくて / 特別ではなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 特別なら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 特別でなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 特別だったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 特別じゃなかったら / 特別ではなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 特別に |
|---|
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 簡単 (kantan)easy, simple
- 大切 (taisetsu)important, precious
- 大変 (taihen)hard, tough
- 暇 (hima)free (not busy)
- 丈夫 (joubu)sturdy, strong
- 残念 (zannen)a pity, too bad
- 必要 (hitsuyou)necessary
- 自由 (jiyuu)free (to do as you like)
- 安全 (anzen)safe
- 危険 (kiken)dangerous
- 複雑 (fukuzatsu)complicated
- 大事 (daiji)important
About these tables
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