な-Adjectives (na-adjectives)

Level: N5 · Module: Adjectives · 3 practice questions

Adjectives that take な before nouns

Explanation

な-adjectives use な before nouns and です as predicate. Negative: じゃありません.

Formation: な adjectives take な before a noun (静かな部屋) and です at the end of a sentence (静かです). Negative: じゃないです or ではありません. Past: でした. Te-form: で (静かできれい). Adverb: に (静かに).

Usage & nuance: な adjectives describe qualities like い adjectives but behave grammatically like nouns, so they need な to attach to a noun and です to end a polite sentence. Many end in い but are still な adjectives, such as きれい and 有名, so learn each word with its type.

Compare: な adjectives vs い adjectives. きれい looks like an い adjective but conjugates as a な adjective (きれいな花, きれいじゃない). Only true い adjectives drop い to form the negative.

हिंदी में समझें

な-विशेषण संज्ञा से पहले な लेते हैं और विधेय में です। नकारात्मक: じゃありません।

Examples

  • きれいなはなです。 (Kirei na hana desu.)
    हिंदी: सुंदर फूल है।
    English: It is a beautiful flower.
  • しずかなへやです。 (Shizuka na heya desu.)
    हिंदी: शांत कमरा है।
    English: It is a quiet room.
  • ゆうめいじゃありません。 (Yuumei ja arimasen.)
    हिंदी: प्रसिद्ध नहीं है।
    English: It is not famous.
  • 彼は有名な歌手です。 (Kare wa yūmei na kashu desu.)
    हिंदी: वह प्रसिद्ध गायक है।
    English: He is a famous singer.
  • この部屋は静かで、きれいです。 (Kono heya wa shizuka de, kirei desu.)
    हिंदी: यह कमरा शांत और साफ़ है।
    English: This room is quiet and clean.

Common mistakes

  • きれいだはな → きれいなはな — Use な before nouns.

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