な形容詞じゃない
な形容詞じゃない means is not ... (na-adjective, plain negative). It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. The plain negative form of a na-adjective is made by adding じゃない to the stem. It is used in casual speech or writing; the polite form is じゃありません.
Japanese sources describe it as 「な形容詞の普通形・否定」.
な形容詞じゃない examples
このへやはしずかじゃない。
This room is not quiet.
このかばんはきれいじゃない。
This bag is not clean.
な形容詞じゃない exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
この町は（ ）じゃない。
- にぎやか ✓
- にぎやかな
- にぎやかに
- にぎやかで
This town is not lively.
このかばんは（ ）じゃない。
- きれい ✓
- きれいな
- きれいに
- きれいで
This bag is not clean.
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