しなやか (shinayaka) conjugation
supple, flexible, elastic
しなやか (しなやか, shinayaka) 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 | しなやかだ shinayakada | しなやかです shinayakadesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | しなやかじゃない shinayakajanai | しなやかじゃないです shinayakajanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | しなやかだった shinayakadatta | しなやかでした shinayakadeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | しなやかじゃなかった shinayakajanakatta | しなやかじゃなかったです shinayakajanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | しなやかで shinayakade | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | しなやかに shinayakani | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | しなやかな〜 shinayakana〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | しなやかなら shinayakanara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | しなやかだったら shinayakadattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | しなやかになる shinayakaninaru | しなやかになります shinayakaninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | しなやかすぎる shinayakasugiru | しなやかすぎます shinayakasugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | しなやかそう shinayakasou | しなやかそうです shinayakasoudesu | “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.