密接 (missetsu) conjugation
connected, close, intimate
密接 (みっせつ, missetsu) 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 | 密接だ missetsuda | 密接です missetsudesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 密接じゃない missetsujanai | 密接じゃないです missetsujanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 密接だった missetsudatta | 密接でした missetsudeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 密接じゃなかった missetsujanakatta | 密接じゃなかったです missetsujanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 密接で missetsude | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 密接に missetsuni | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 密接な〜 missetsuna〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 密接なら missetsunara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 密接だったら missetsudattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 密接になる missetsuninaru | 密接になります missetsuninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 密接すぎる missetsusugiru | 密接すぎます missetsusugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 密接そう missetsusou | 密接そうです missetsusoudesu | “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.