文法: Grammar a Day - Level 3 [ 〜な (na) ]

〜な (na) - (particle used by na-adjectives)


--- Examples ---
私はきっと変な人だと思われてる。
I'm sure I'm thought of as an odd person.

彼女はきれいな足をしている。
She has beautiful legs.

静かなレストランに行きましょう。
Let's go to a quiet restaurant.

--- Comments ---
な is used by na-adjectives to modify the word that follows them.
This is exactly the same way の is used with nouns to modify the word that
follows them.
な derived from なる - and なる can still be used in some
circumstances in the same way. (contributor: Amatuka)

E.g. 車 - (a) Car.
Modify with な-adjective,
大きな車 - (a) Large car.
Modify with noun
フレッドの車 - Fred's car. (contributor: Amatuka)

Note that the same word can often be used both as a na-adjective and as a
noun.
Also quite a lot of i-adjectives can (with the i removed) be used as
na-adjectives.
e.g. 大きい車 vs. 大きな車 (contributor: Amatuka)

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