切実 (setsujitsu) conjugation
compelling, serious, severe, acute
切実 (せつじつ, setsujitsu) 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 | 切実だ setsujitsuda | 切実です setsujitsudesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 切実じゃない setsujitsujanai | 切実じゃないです setsujitsujanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 切実だった setsujitsudatta | 切実でした setsujitsudeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 切実じゃなかった setsujitsujanakatta | 切実じゃなかったです setsujitsujanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 切実で setsujitsude | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 切実に setsujitsuni | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 切実な〜 setsujitsuna〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 切実なら setsujitsunara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 切実だったら setsujitsudattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 切実になる setsujitsuninaru | 切実になります setsujitsuninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 切実すぎる setsujitsusugiru | 切実すぎます setsujitsusugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 切実そう setsujitsusou | 切実そうです setsujitsusoudesu | “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.