粉々 (konagona) conjugation
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粉々 (こなごな, konagona) 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 | 粉々だ konagonada | 粉々です konagonadesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 粉々じゃない konagonajanai | 粉々じゃないです konagonajanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 粉々だった konagonadatta | 粉々でした konagonadeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 粉々じゃなかった konagonajanakatta | 粉々じゃなかったです konagonajanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 粉々で konagonade | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 粉々に konagonani | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 粉々な〜 konagonana〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 粉々なら konagonanara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 粉々だったら konagonadattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 粉々になる konagonaninaru | 粉々になります konagonaninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 粉々すぎる konagonasugiru | 粉々すぎます konagonasugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 粉々そう konagonasou | 粉々そうです konagonasoudesu | “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.