Japanese na-adjectives
Japanese-Language
Introduction
There are two different types of adjectives in the Japanese language.
Na-adjectives and i-adjectives.
In this blog post, we will introduce the Na-adjective.
Na-adjectives are also called describing words because they give us more information about the noun.
They are called na-adjectives because they all end with a na-syllable.
Na-adjectives are placed in front of a noun.
Na-adjective + Noun:
親切な ＋ 先生 ➝ 親切な先生
Kind teacher.
It is important to address that when we place a na-adjective in front of a noun, we keep the last na-syllable.
When we add a na-adjective in front of です, the na-syllable will drop.
Na-adjective + です:
山田先生 は 親切 です。
Teacher Yamada is kind.
Except for dropping the last na-syllable, na-adjectives won't change when conjugating です.
Na-adjective + です conjugation:
| affirmative | negative | |
| present | 親切です | 親切じゃないです |
| past | 親切でした | 親切じゃなかったです |
Here we will show you some example sentences including na-adjectives:
Example na-adjective sentences:
このホテルはきれいです。
This hotel is clean.
コンビニはべんりです。
Konbini stores are convenient.
ロナルドは有名なサッカー選手です。
Ronaldo is a famous soccer player.