Meanings
nounな-adjective (plural な-adjectives)
plural な-adjectives · alternative na-adjective · alternative -na adjective
- JapanesegrammarAn adjective that necessitates the copula な (-na) if followed by a noun.
Coordinate term: い-adjective
1 more example
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.
2014 January 1, Yukiko Abe Hatasa, Kazumi Hatasa, Seiichi Makino, Nakama 1: Japanese Communication Culture Context, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 370
Origin
From Japanese な (-na) + adjective.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish na-adjektiivi, な-adjektiivi
- na-adjektiiviadjective that necessitates the copula な if followed by a noun
- な-adjektiiviadjective that necessitates the copula な if followed by a noun
German na-Adjektiv
- na-Adjektivadjective that necessitates the copula な if followed by a noun
Hungarian な-melléknév
- な-melléknévadjective that necessitates the copula な if followed by a noun
Japanese 形容動詞
- 形容動詞 (keiyōdōshi)adjective that necessitates the copula な if followed by a noun
Korean (な)형용사
- (な)형용사 (na-hyeong-yongsa)adjective that necessitates the copula な if followed by a noun
Polish przymiotnik な-, przymiotnik na
- przymiotnik な-adjective that necessitates the copula な if followed by a noun
- przymiotnik naadjective that necessitates the copula な if followed by a noun
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