わずか (wazuka) conjugation
only, merely, a little
わずか (わずか, wazuka) 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 僅か in kanji, but usually written in kana alone.
Conjugation table
| Form | Plain (casual) | Polite (~です) | When you use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dictionary / plain | わずかだ wazukada | わずかです wazukadesu | The form you look up. Also the casual “is ~”. |
| Negative | わずかじゃない wazukajanai | わずかじゃないです wazukajanaidesu | “is not ~”. |
| Past | わずかだった wazukadatta | わずかでした wazukadeshita | “was ~”. |
| Past negative | わずかじゃなかった wazukajanakatta | わずかじゃなかったです wazukajanakattadesu | “was not ~”. |
| Te-form | わずかで wazukade | — | Links to the next clause: “~ and …”. |
| Adverb | わずかに wazukani | — | Turns it into “~ly”, describing a verb. |
| Before a noun | わずかな〜 wazukana〜 | — | How it attaches when it modifies a noun. |
| Conditional (~ば/なら) | わずかなら wazukanara | — | “if it is ~”. |
| Conditional (~たら) | わずかだったら wazukadattara | — | “if / when it is ~”. The everyday conditional. |
| Become (~なる) | わずかになる wazukaninaru | わずかになります wazukaninarimasu | “becomes ~” — the change-of-state form. |
| Too much (~すぎる) | わずかすぎる wazukasugiru | わずかすぎます wazukasugimasu | “too ~”. |
| Looks ~ (~そう) | わずかそう wazukasou | わずかそうです wazukasoudesu | “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.