な形容詞に
な形容詞に means ...-ly/in a ... way (na-adjective modifying a verb). It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. When a na-adjective modifies a verb, add に after the stem. It shows the manner or state in which an action is done.
Japanese sources describe it as 「な形容詞が動詞を修飾する形」.
な形容詞に examples
ここでしずかに話します。
I speak quietly here.
名前をきれいに書きます。
I write the name neatly.
な形容詞に exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
ここで（ ）話します。
- しずかに ✓
- しずかな
- しずかで
- しずか
I speak quietly here.
名前を（ ）書きます。
- きれいに ✓
- きれいな
- きれいで
- きれい
I write the name neatly.
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