円満 (enman) conjugation
harmony, peace, smoothness
円満 (えんまん, enman) 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 | 円満だ enmanda | 円満です enmandesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 円満じゃない enmanjanai | 円満じゃないです enmanjanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 円満だった enmandatta | 円満でした enmandeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 円満じゃなかった enmanjanakatta | 円満じゃなかったです enmanjanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 円満で enmande | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 円満に enmanni | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 円満な〜 enmanna〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 円満なら enmannara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 円満だったら enmandattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 円満になる enmanninaru | 円満になります enmanninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 円満すぎる enmansugiru | 円満すぎます enmansugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 円満そう enmansou | 円満そうです enmansoudesu | “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.