ใชๅฝขๅฎน่ฉ
Na-keiyoushi
Na-Adjectives
๐ธ Describing States and Qualities with Na-Adjectives ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Kono machi wa totemo shizuka desu ne.
This town is very quiet, isn't it?
Ee, totemo shizuka desu. Soshite, kirei desu.
Yes, it's very quiet. And it's beautiful.
Ano kouen wa yuumei desu ka?
Is that park famous?
Hai, totemo yuumei de, nigiyaka desu yo.
Yes, it's very famous and lively.
Hana-san wa hima desu ka? Issho ni ikimashou.
Are you free, Hana? Let's go together.
Sumimasen, kyou wa hima ja arimasen.
Sorry, I'm not free today.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
Noun wa Na-Adj desu.
The noun is [adjective].
- Pattern: Noun ใฏ [Na-Adj] ใงใใ
- Meaning: Describing a noun's state or quality.
Kono machi wa shizuka desu.
This town is quiet.
Hana-san wa kirei desu.
Hana is beautiful.
๐ Explanation
Japanese has two types of adjectives: i-adjectives and na-adjectives.
Na-adjectives behave like nouns in a sentence. When they end a sentence politely, we use ใงใ. The 'na' is only used when the adjective directly precedes a noun (e.g., ใใใใช็บ - a quiet town).
To make a negative sentence, change ใงใ to ใใใใใพใใ or ใงใฏใใใพใใ.
Machi wa shizuka desu.
= 'The town is quiet.'
Hima ja arimasen.
= 'I am not free.'
๐ Quiz
Which of the following means 'That park is famous.'?