N5
na-Adjectives
Use na-adjectives to describe nouns and make polite sentences with common descriptive words such as きれい and しずか.
Recognize common na-adjectives and how they differ from i-adjectives.Use na-adjectives before nouns with な.Use na-adjectives naturally at the end of polite sentences.
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What na-Adjectives Do
Na-adjectives act like descriptive words, but they need な when they come before a noun. At the end of a sentence, they behave like noun-style predicates with です.
この まちは しずかです。
This town is quiet.
きれいな へやです。
It is a clean room.
ゆうめいな レストランです。
It is a famous restaurant.
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