JLPT N4 vocabulary
丁寧: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
ていねい1Atamadaka · high start
na-adjective
Meaning
- polite, courteous, civil
- careful, close, thorough, conscientious
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 丁寧 | 丁寧 |
| Plain past過去形 | 丁寧 | 丁寧 |
| Polite presentです形 | 丁寧 | 丁寧 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 丁寧 | 丁寧 |
| Te-formて形 | 丁寧 | 丁寧 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 丁寧 | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 丁寧 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 丁寧 | 丁寧 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 丁寧 | 丁寧 |
Example sentences
この店は料理もおいしければ、接客も丁寧です。
This restaurant has delicious food and attentive service.