露骨 (rokotsu) conjugation
blunt, outspoken; conspicuous; broad, suggestive
露骨 (ろこつ, rokotsu) 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 | 露骨だ rokotsuda | 露骨です rokotsudesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 露骨じゃない rokotsujanai | 露骨じゃないです rokotsujanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 露骨だった rokotsudatta | 露骨でした rokotsudeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 露骨じゃなかった rokotsujanakatta | 露骨じゃなかったです rokotsujanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 露骨で rokotsude | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 露骨に rokotsuni | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 露骨な〜 rokotsuna〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 露骨なら rokotsunara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 露骨だったら rokotsudattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 露骨になる rokotsuninaru | 露骨になります rokotsuninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 露骨すぎる rokotsusugiru | 露骨すぎます rokotsusugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 露骨そう rokotsusou | 露骨そうです rokotsusoudesu | “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.