簡易 (kani) conjugation
simplicity, easiness, quasi-
簡易 (かんい, kani) 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 | 簡易だ kanida | 簡易です kanidesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 簡易じゃない kanijanai | 簡易じゃないです kanijanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 簡易だった kanidatta | 簡易でした kanideshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 簡易じゃなかった kanijanakatta | 簡易じゃなかったです kanijanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 簡易で kanide | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 簡易に kanini | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 簡易な〜 kanina〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 簡易なら kaninara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 簡易だったら kanidattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 簡易になる kanininaru | 簡易になります kanininarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 簡易すぎる kanisugiru | 簡易すぎます kanisugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 簡易そう kanisou | 簡易そうです kanisoudesu | “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.