真っ赤 (makka) conjugation
deep red, flushed (of face)
真っ赤 (まっか, makka) 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 | 真っ赤だ makkada | 真っ赤です makkadesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 真っ赤じゃない makkajanai | 真っ赤じゃないです makkajanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 真っ赤だった makkadatta | 真っ赤でした makkadeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 真っ赤じゃなかった makkajanakatta | 真っ赤じゃなかったです makkajanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 真っ赤で makkade | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 真っ赤に makkani | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 真っ赤な〜 makkana〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 真っ赤なら makkanara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 真っ赤だったら makkadattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 真っ赤になる makkaninaru | 真っ赤になります makkaninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 真っ赤すぎる makkasugiru | 真っ赤すぎます makkasugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 真っ赤そう makkasou | 真っ赤そうです makkasoudesu | “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.