気の毒 (kinodoku) conjugation
pitiful, a pity
気の毒 (きのどく, kinodoku) 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 | 気の毒だ kinodokuda | 気の毒です kinodokudesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 気の毒じゃない kinodokujanai | 気の毒じゃないです kinodokujanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 気の毒だった kinodokudatta | 気の毒でした kinodokudeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 気の毒じゃなかった kinodokujanakatta | 気の毒じゃなかったです kinodokujanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 気の毒で kinodokude | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 気の毒に kinodokuni | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 気の毒な〜 kinodokuna〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 気の毒なら kinodokunara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 気の毒だったら kinodokudattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 気の毒になる kinodokuninaru | 気の毒になります kinodokuninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 気の毒すぎる kinodokusugiru | 気の毒すぎます kinodokusugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 気の毒そう kinodokusou | 気の毒そうです kinodokusoudesu | “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.