直接 (chokusetsu) conjugation
direct, immediate, firsthand
直接 (ちょくせつ, chokusetsu) is a na-adjective. Na-adjectives behave like nouns. The word itself never changes — you conjugate だ/です after it, and you need な to put it in front of a noun.
Conjugation table
| Form | Plain (casual) | Polite (~です) | When you use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dictionary / plain | 直接だ chokusetsuda | 直接です chokusetsudesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 直接じゃない chokusetsujanai | 直接じゃないです chokusetsujanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 直接だった chokusetsudatta | 直接でした chokusetsudeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 直接じゃなかった chokusetsujanakatta | 直接じゃなかったです chokusetsujanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 直接で chokusetsude | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 直接に chokusetsuni | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 直接な〜 chokusetsuna〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 直接なら chokusetsunara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 直接だったら chokusetsudattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 直接になる chokusetsuninaru | 直接になります chokusetsuninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 直接すぎる chokusetsusugiru | 直接すぎます chokusetsusugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 直接そう chokusetsusou | 直接そうです chokusetsusoudesu | “looks / seems ~” from appearance. |
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Why it conjugates this way
Na-adjectives behave like nouns. The word itself never changes — you conjugate だ/です after it, and you need な to put it in front of a noun.
See the full rules in the adjective conjugation guide.