逆様 (sakasama) conjugation
reverse, upside down
逆様 (さかさま, sakasama) 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 | 逆様だ sakasamada | 逆様です sakasamadesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 逆様じゃない sakasamajanai | 逆様じゃないです sakasamajanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 逆様だった sakasamadatta | 逆様でした sakasamadeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 逆様じゃなかった sakasamajanakatta | 逆様じゃなかったです sakasamajanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 逆様で sakasamade | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 逆様に sakasamani | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 逆様な〜 sakasamana〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 逆様なら sakasamanara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 逆様だったら sakasamadattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 逆様になる sakasamaninaru | 逆様になります sakasamaninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 逆様すぎる sakasamasugiru | 逆様すぎます sakasamasugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 逆様そう sakasamasou | 逆様そうです sakasamasoudesu | “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.