卒直 (socchoku) conjugation
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卒直 (そっちょく, socchoku) 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 | 卒直だ socchokuda | 卒直です socchokudesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | 卒直じゃない socchokujanai | 卒直じゃないです socchokujanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | 卒直だった socchokudatta | 卒直でした socchokudeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | 卒直じゃなかった socchokujanakatta | 卒直じゃなかったです socchokujanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | 卒直で socchokude | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | 卒直に socchokuni | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | 卒直な〜 socchokuna〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | 卒直なら socchokunara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | 卒直だったら socchokudattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | 卒直になる socchokuninaru | 卒直になります socchokuninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | 卒直すぎる socchokusugiru | 卒直すぎます socchokusugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | 卒直そう socchokusou | 卒直そうです socchokusoudesu | “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.