フリー (furi-) conjugation
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フリー (フリー, furi-) 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 | フリーだ furi-da | フリーです furi-desu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | フリーじゃない furi-janai | フリーじゃないです furi-janaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | フリーだった furi-datta | フリーでした furi-deshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | フリーじゃなかった furi-janakatta | フリーじゃなかったです furi-janakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | フリーで furi-de | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | フリーに furi-ni | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | フリーな〜 furi-na〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | フリーなら furi-nara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | フリーだったら furi-dattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | フリーになる furi-ninaru | フリーになります furi-ninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | フリーすぎる furi-sugiru | フリーすぎます furi-sugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | フリーそう furi-sou | フリーそうです furi-soudesu | “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.