穏やか (odayaka) conjugation
calm, gentle, quiet
穏やか (おだやか, odayaka) 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 | 穏やかだ odayakada | 穏やかです odayakadesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 穏やかじゃない odayakajanai | 穏やかじゃないです odayakajanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 穏やかだった odayakadatta | 穏やかでした odayakadeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 穏やかじゃなかった odayakajanakatta | 穏やかじゃなかったです odayakajanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 穏やかで odayakade | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 穏やかに odayakani | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 穏やかな〜 odayakana〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 穏やかなら odayakanara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 穏やかだったら odayakadattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 穏やかになる odayakaninaru | 穏やかになります odayakaninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 穏やかすぎる odayakasugiru | 穏やかすぎます odayakasugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 穏やかそう odayakasou | 穏やかそうです odayakasoudesu | “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.