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English
Etymology
quasi- + adjective
Noun
quasi-adjective (plural quasi-adjectives)
- adjectival noun, a specific Japanese part of speech. Some of these words can be used as regular nouns, and all can be used as adjectives when followed by the postfix な (na), in contrast to Japanese common adjectives, 形容詞 (keiyōshi). In Japanese grammar, these words are categorized as 形容動詞 (keiyō dōshi).
Synonyms
Related terms
- (part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives): nominal
- adjective
Translations
See also
- 形容詞 (keiyōshi): -i adjective
- 形容動詞 (keiyō dōshi): -na adjective, quasi-adjective
- 連体詞 (rentaishi): adnominal