大柄 (oogara) conjugation
large build, large pattern
大柄 (おおがら, oogara) 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 | 大柄だ oogarada | 大柄です oogaradesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 大柄じゃない oogarajanai | 大柄じゃないです oogarajanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 大柄だった oogaradatta | 大柄でした oogaradeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 大柄じゃなかった oogarajanakatta | 大柄じゃなかったです oogarajanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 大柄で oogarade | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 大柄に oogarani | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 大柄な〜 oogarana〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 大柄なら oogaranara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 大柄だったら oogaradattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 大柄になる oogaraninaru | 大柄になります oogaraninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 大柄すぎる oogarasugiru | 大柄すぎます oogarasugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 大柄そう oogarasou | 大柄そうです oogarasoudesu | “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.