見事 (migoto) conjugation
splendid, magnificent
見事 (みごと, migoto) 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 | 見事だ migotoda | 見事です migotodesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 見事じゃない migotojanai | 見事じゃないです migotojanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 見事だった migotodatta | 見事でした migotodeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 見事じゃなかった migotojanakatta | 見事じゃなかったです migotojanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 見事で migotode | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 見事に migotoni | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 見事な〜 migotona〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 見事なら migotonara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 見事だったら migotodattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 見事になる migotoninaru | 見事になります migotoninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 見事すぎる migotosugiru | 見事すぎます migotosugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 見事そう migotosou | 見事そうです migotosoudesu | “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.