簡素 (kanso) conjugation
simplicity, plain
簡素 (かんそ, kanso) 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 | 簡素だ kansoda | 簡素です kansodesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 簡素じゃない kansojanai | 簡素じゃないです kansojanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 簡素だった kansodatta | 簡素でした kansodeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 簡素じゃなかった kansojanakatta | 簡素じゃなかったです kansojanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 簡素で kansode | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 簡素に kansoni | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 簡素な〜 kansona〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 簡素なら kansonara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 簡素だったら kansodattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 簡素になる kansoninaru | 簡素になります kansoninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 簡素すぎる kansosugiru | 簡素すぎます kansosugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 簡素そう kansosou | 簡素そうです kansosoudesu | “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.