モダン (modan) conjugation
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モダン (モダン, modan) 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 | モダンだ modanda | モダンです modandesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | モダンじゃない modanjanai | モダンじゃないです modanjanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | モダンだった modandatta | モダンでした modandeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | モダンじゃなかった modanjanakatta | モダンじゃなかったです modanjanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | モダンで modande | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | モダンに modanni | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | モダンな〜 modanna〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | モダンなら modannara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | モダンだったら modandattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | モダンになる modanninaru | モダンになります modanninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | モダンすぎる modansugiru | モダンすぎます modansugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | モダンそう modansou | モダンそうです modansoudesu | “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.