JLPT N5 vocabulary
立派: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
りっぱ0Heiban · flat
na-adjective
Meaning
- splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent, impressive
- praiseworthy, creditable, worthy
- legal, legitimate, lawful
- undeniable (e.g. a crime), indisputable, solid
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 立派 | 立派 |
| Plain past過去形 | 立派 | 立派 |
| Polite presentです形 | 立派 | 立派 |
| Polite pastでした形 | 立派 | 立派 |
| Te-formて形 | 立派 | 立派 |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 立派 | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 立派 | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 立派 | 立派 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 立派 | 立派 |
Example sentences
あなた方は立派でした。
You all were splendid.