静か
しずか
quiet, calm
na-adjective
Conjugation Table
Present
静かだ
Negative
静かじゃない
Past
静かだった
Past Negative
静かじゃなかった
Te Form
静かで
Adverbial
静かに
Conditional
静かなら
Presumptive
静かでしょう
Example Sentences
静かです。
It is quiet.
Shizuka desu.
昨日の夜は静かでした。
Last night was quiet.
Kinō no yoru wa shizuka deshita.
この部屋は静かじゃないです。
This room is not quiet.
Kono heya wa shizuka janai desu.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Na-adjective Basics**: 静か is a na-adjective, so when you want to use it before a noun, remember to add な, as in 静かな場所 (しずかなばしょ), meaning "a quiet place."
•Describing States**: When 静か is used to describe something in a sentence, like "It is quiet," use the structure 静かです (しずかです) for the positive present tense, and remember that 静かじゃないです (しずかじゃないです) is the negative form, meaning "It is not quiet."
•Past Tense Trick**: To talk about something that was quiet, use the past form 静かでした (しずかでした), and for the negative past, say 静かじゃなかったです (しずかじゃなかったです), meaning "It was not quiet."
•Combining with Other Words**: When 静か is used in combination with other adjectives or verbs, it often appears in its dictionary form, 静かに (しずかに), which can mean "quietly," like in 静かにしてください (しずかにしてください) – "Please be quiet."
•な-adjective: Uses な before nouns, conjugates like a noun