豪華 (gouka) conjugation
luxurious, gorgeous, extravagance
豪華 (ごうか, gouka) 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 | 豪華だ goukada | 豪華です goukadesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 豪華じゃない goukajanai | 豪華じゃないです goukajanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 豪華だった goukadatta | 豪華でした goukadeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 豪華じゃなかった goukajanakatta | 豪華じゃなかったです goukajanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 豪華で goukade | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 豪華に goukani | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 豪華な〜 goukana〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 豪華なら goukanara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 豪華だったら goukadattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 豪華になる goukaninaru | 豪華になります goukaninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 豪華すぎる goukasugiru | 豪華すぎます goukasugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 豪華そう goukasou | 豪華そうです goukasoudesu | “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.