色々
いろいろ
various
na-adjective
Conjugation Table
Present
色々だ
Negative
色々じゃない
Past
色々だった
Past Negative
色々じゃなかった
Te Form
色々で
Adverbial
色々に
Conditional
色々なら
Presumptive
色々でしょう
Example Sentences
日本には色々な食べ物があります。
There are various foods in Japan.
Nihon ni wa iroiro na tabemono ga arimasu.
昨日は色々なことをしました。
I did various things yesterday.
Kinou wa iroiro na koto o shimashita.
色々じゃない本もたくさんあります。
There are also many books that are not various.
Iroiro janai hon mo takusan arimasu.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Na-Adjective Basics**: As a na-adjective, 色々 (いろいろ) needs a な when directly modifying a noun, like in 色々な趣味 (いろいろなしゅみ) meaning "various hobbies." Don't forget the な—it's what connects the adjective to the noun!
•Particle Pairing**: When using 色々 to describe a variety of things, pair it with the particle と to list items, as in 色々と問題があります (いろいろともんだいがあります), meaning "There are various problems."
•Stand-Alone Use**: You can use 色々 by itself to indicate variety or diversity in a general sense, such as in a conversation where someone asks how something went, and you reply with just 色々, implying "a lot of different things happened."
•Conjugation Tip**: Remember that 色々 doesn’t conjugate like i-adjectives. If you're describing changes over time, you might say 色々になった (いろいろになった), meaning "it became varied," using the verb なる (なる) for transformation.
•な-adjective: Uses な before nouns, conjugates like a noun