細やか (komayaka) conjugation
meager, modest
細やか (こまやか, komayaka) 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 | 細やかだ komayakada | 細やかです komayakadesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 細やかじゃない komayakajanai | 細やかじゃないです komayakajanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 細やかだった komayakadatta | 細やかでした komayakadeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 細やかじゃなかった komayakajanakatta | 細やかじゃなかったです komayakajanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 細やかで komayakade | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 細やかに komayakani | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 細やかな〜 komayakana〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 細やかなら komayakanara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 細やかだったら komayakadattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 細やかになる komayakaninaru | 細やかになります komayakaninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 細やかすぎる komayakasugiru | 細やかすぎます komayakasugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 細やかそう komayakasou | 細やかそうです komayakasoudesu | “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.