きざ (kiza) conjugation
affectation, conceit, snobbery
きざ (きざ, kiza) 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 気障 in kanji, but usually written in kana alone.
Conjugation table
| Form | Plain (casual) | Polite (~です) | When you use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dictionary / plain | きざだ kizada | きざです kizadesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | きざじゃない kizajanai | きざじゃないです kizajanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | きざだった kizadatta | きざでした kizadeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | きざじゃなかった kizajanakatta | きざじゃなかったです kizajanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | きざで kizade | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | きざに kizani | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | きざな〜 kizana〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | きざなら kizanara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | きざだったら kizadattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | きざになる kizaninaru | きざになります kizaninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | きざすぎる kizasugiru | きざすぎます kizasugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | きざそう kizasou | きざそうです kizasoudesu | “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.