にぎやか

bustling, busy

na-adjective

Conjugation Table

Present

にぎやかだ

Negative

にぎやかじゃない

Past

にぎやかだった

Past Negative

にぎやかじゃなかった

Te Form

にぎやかで

Adverbial

にぎやかに

Conditional

にぎやかなら

Presumptive

にぎやかでしょう

Example Sentences

この通りはにぎやかです。

This street is busy.

Kono toori wa nigiyaka desu.

昨日のパーティーはにぎやかでした。

Yesterday's party was lively.

Kinou no paatii wa nigiyaka deshita.

市場はにぎやかではありません。

The market is not busy.

Ichiba wa nigiyaka de wa arimasen.

Grammar Notes & Usage Tips

•Understanding Na-Adjectives**: Unlike i-adjectives, にぎやか is a na-adjective, which means it requires the particle な when directly modifying a noun, as in にぎやかなまち (a bustling town).

•Conjugation Cues**: To say something "was bustling," use the past tense form にぎやかでした. Remember, na-adjectives conjugate similarly to nouns with です, so keep an eye on the ending!

•Describing with が**: When you're describing a noun with a na-adjective predicate, use the particle が, like in まちがにぎやかです (The town is bustling).

•Negative Forms**: To express the negative, use にぎやかではありません or the more casual にぎやかじゃないです, both of which mean "is not bustling."

•な-adjective: Uses な before nouns, conjugates like a noun