身近 (mijika) conjugation
near oneself, close to one, familiar
身近 (みぢか, mijika) 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 | 身近だ mijikada | 身近です mijikadesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 身近じゃない mijikajanai | 身近じゃないです mijikajanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 身近だった mijikadatta | 身近でした mijikadeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 身近じゃなかった mijikajanakatta | 身近じゃなかったです mijikajanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 身近で mijikade | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 身近に mijikani | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 身近な〜 mijikana〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 身近なら mijikanara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 身近だったら mijikadattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 身近になる mijikaninaru | 身近になります mijikaninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 身近すぎる mijikasugiru | 身近すぎます mijikasugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 身近そう mijikasou | 身近そうです mijikasoudesu | “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.