動的 (douteki) conjugation
dynamic, kinetic
動的 (どうてき, douteki) 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 | 動的だ doutekida | 動的です doutekidesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 動的じゃない doutekijanai | 動的じゃないです doutekijanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 動的だった doutekidatta | 動的でした doutekideshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 動的じゃなかった doutekijanakatta | 動的じゃなかったです doutekijanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 動的で doutekide | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 動的に doutekini | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 動的な〜 doutekina〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 動的なら doutekinara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 動的だったら doutekidattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 動的になる doutekininaru | 動的になります doutekininarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 動的すぎる doutekisugiru | 動的すぎます doutekisugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 動的そう doutekisou | 動的そうです doutekisoudesu | “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.