かすか (kasuka) conjugation
faint, dim, weak
かすか (かすか, kasuka) 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.
Written 微か in kanji, but usually written in kana alone.
Conjugation table
| Form | Plain (casual) | Polite (~です) | When you use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dictionary / plain | かすかだ kasukada | かすかです kasukadesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | かすかじゃない kasukajanai | かすかじゃないです kasukajanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | かすかだった kasukadatta | かすかでした kasukadeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | かすかじゃなかった kasukajanakatta | かすかじゃなかったです kasukajanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | かすかで kasukade | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | かすかに kasukani | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | かすかな〜 kasukana〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | かすかなら kasukanara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | かすかだったら kasukadattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | かすかになる kasukaninaru | かすかになります kasukaninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | かすかすぎる kasukasugiru | かすかすぎます kasukasugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | かすかそう kasukasou | かすかそうです kasukasoudesu | “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.