な形容詞
な形容詞 means is/are ... (na-adjective, present affirmative). It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. Na-adjectives describe the state or quality of a person or thing. At the end of a polite sentence, use the adjective stem followed by です.
Japanese sources describe it as 「な形容詞の現在・肯定」.
な形容詞 examples
この町はしずかです。
This town is quiet.
母は元気です。
My mother is well.
な形容詞 exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
このへやは（ ）です。
- しずか ✓
- しずかな
- しずかに
- しずかで
This room is quiet.
田中さんは（ ）です。
- 元気 ✓
- 元気な
- 元気に
- 元気で
Mr./Ms. Tanaka is well.
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