な-adjective

English

Alternative forms

• na-adjective, -na adjective

Etymology

From Japanese な (-na) + adjective.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑː ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/

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Noun

Examples (な-adjective)
上手(じょうず) (jōzu) as in 上手な日本語

な-adjective (plural な-adjectives)

1. (Japanese grammar) An adjective that necessitates the copula な (-na) if followed by a noun.

   Coordinate term: い-adjective

   • 2014 January 1, Yukiko Abe Hatasa, Kazumi Hatasa, Seiichi Makino, Nakama 1: Japanese Communication Culture Context‎^[1], Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 370:

     Because そう is a な-adjective, its negative form is そうじゃない, except that そうにない should be used for verbs.

Translations

adjective that necessitates the copula な if followed by a noun

• Finnish: na-adjektiivi, な-adjektiivi
• German: na-Adjektiv n
• Japanese: 形容動詞 (ja) (keiyōdōshi)
• Polish: przymiotnik な-, przymiotnik na