普通
ふつう
common; usual
na-adjective
Conjugation Table
Present
普通だ
Negative
普通じゃない
Past
普通だった
Past Negative
普通じゃなかった
Te Form
普通で
Adverbial
普通に
Conditional
普通なら
Presumptive
普通でしょう
Example Sentences
彼は普通の学生です。
He is a regular student.
Kare wa futsū no gakusei desu.
昨日、普通の天気じゃなかった。
Yesterday, the weather wasn't normal.
Kinō, futsū no tenki janakatta.
彼女は普通に話して、よく分かりました。
She spoke normally, and I understood well.
Kanojo wa futsū ni hanashite, yoku wakarimashita.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Na-Adjective Basics**: Since 普通 (ふつう) is a na-adjective, remember to use な before a noun, like in 普通な人 (ふつうなひと), meaning "a common person."
•Predicative Usage**: When 普通 is used at the end of a sentence, you don't need な; simply say, これは普通です (これはふつうです) to mean "This is common."
•Particle Pairing**: When expressing that something is "more common than" or "less common than" something else, use 普通 along with the particle より, as in 普通より珍しい (ふつうよりめずらしい), meaning "rarer than usual."
•Adverbial Form**: To use 普通 as an adverb, simply say 普通に (ふつうに), like in 普通に話す (ふつうにはなす), which translates to "speak normally."
•な-adjective: Uses な before nouns, conjugates like a noun