変 (hen) conjugation
strange, odd
変 (へん, hen) 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 | 変だ henda | 変です hendesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 変じゃない henjanai | 変じゃないです henjanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 変だった hendatta | 変でした hendeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 変じゃなかった henjanakatta | 変じゃなかったです henjanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 変で hende | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 変に henni | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 変な〜 henna〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 変なら hennara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 変だったら hendattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 変になる henninaru | 変になります henninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 変すぎる hensugiru | 変すぎます hensugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 変そう hensou | 変そうです hensoudesu | “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.