婉曲 (enkyoku) conjugation
euphemistic, indirect, insinuating
婉曲 (えんきょく, enkyoku) 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 | 婉曲だ enkyokuda | 婉曲です enkyokudesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 婉曲じゃない enkyokujanai | 婉曲じゃないです enkyokujanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 婉曲だった enkyokudatta | 婉曲でした enkyokudeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 婉曲じゃなかった enkyokujanakatta | 婉曲じゃなかったです enkyokujanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 婉曲で enkyokude | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 婉曲に enkyokuni | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 婉曲な〜 enkyokuna〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 婉曲なら enkyokunara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 婉曲だったら enkyokudattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 婉曲になる enkyokuninaru | 婉曲になります enkyokuninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 婉曲すぎる enkyokusugiru | 婉曲すぎます enkyokusugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 婉曲そう enkyokusou | 婉曲そうです enkyokusoudesu | “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.