な-adjective

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Etymology

From Japanese (-na) + adjective.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɑː ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/
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Noun

Examples (な-adjective)

な-adjective (plural な-adjectives)

  1. (Japanese grammar) An adjective that necessitates the copula (-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, 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.

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