しとやか (shitoyaka) conjugation
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しとやか (しとやか, shitoyaka) 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.
Written 淑やか in kanji, but usually written in kana alone.
Conjugation table
| Form | Plain (casual) | Polite (~です) | When you use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dictionary / plain | しとやかだ shitoyakada | しとやかです shitoyakadesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | しとやかじゃない shitoyakajanai | しとやかじゃないです shitoyakajanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | しとやかだった shitoyakadatta | しとやかでした shitoyakadeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | しとやかじゃなかった shitoyakajanakatta | しとやかじゃなかったです shitoyakajanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | しとやかで shitoyakade | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | しとやかに shitoyakani | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | しとやかな〜 shitoyakana〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | しとやかなら shitoyakanara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | しとやかだったら shitoyakadattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | しとやかになる shitoyakaninaru | しとやかになります shitoyakaninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | しとやかすぎる shitoyakasugiru | しとやかすぎます shitoyakasugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | しとやかそう shitoyakasou | しとやかそうです shitoyakasoudesu | “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.