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English
Etymology
From Japanese な (-na) + adjective.
Pronunciation
Noun
な-adjective (plural な-adjectives)
- (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, 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