JLPT N5 · な-adjective

まっすぐ (massugu)

まっすぐ is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “straight (ahead); direct”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: まっすぐ
Romaji: massugu
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect · な-adjective, adverb, noun · usually written in kana
straightforward; honest; frank · な-adjective, noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

あなたはきのう放課後まっすぐ帰宅しましたか。

Did you go straight home after school yesterday?

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of まっすぐ

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	まっすぐだ	まっすぐだ massuguda
Present (polite)	まっすぐです	まっすぐです massugudesu
Negative	まっすぐじゃない	まっすぐじゃない massugujanai
Past	まっすぐだった	まっすぐだった massugudatta
Negative past	まっすぐじゃなかった	まっすぐじゃなかった massugujanakatta
Te-form	まっすぐで	まっすぐで massugude
Before a noun	まっすぐな	まっすぐな massuguna
Adverb (~ni)	まっすぐに	まっすぐに massuguni

Source: JMdict entry 1580600 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.