変
へん
strange, odd
na-adjective
Conjugation Table
Present
変だ
Negative
変じゃない
Past
変だった
Past Negative
変じゃなかった
Te Form
変で
Adverbial
変に
Conditional
変なら
Presumptive
変でしょう
Example Sentences
彼の服は変です。
His clothes are strange.
Kare no fuku wa hen desu.
昨日の天気は変でしたね。
Yesterday's weather was odd, wasn't it?
Kinō no tenki wa hen deshita ne.
その映画は変じゃなかったです。
That movie wasn't strange.
Sono eiga wa hen janakatta desu.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Na-adjective Reminder**: Since 変 (へん) is a na-adjective, remember to use な when it directly modifies a noun, like in 変な人 (へんなひと) meaning "a strange person."
•Using 変 in Sentences**: When using 変 at the end of a sentence to describe something as strange, don't forget to use the copula です for politeness: これは変です (これはへんです) means "This is strange."
•Past Tense Tip**: To say something was strange, conjugate it to 変だった (へんだった) for the plain form or 変でした (へんでした) for the polite form.
•Negative Form**: To express that something isn't strange, use 変じゃない (へんじゃない) for the plain form or 変じゃありません (へんじゃありません) for the polite form.
•な-adjective: Uses な before nouns, conjugates like a noun