な-adjectives

About

な-adjectives are one of the two types of adjectives in Japanese. な-adjectives are very similar to nouns, and unlike い-adjectives, may be followed by だ.

In order to attach a な-adjective to a noun, you must place な in between (e.g. 元気げんきな声こえ "energetic voice"). な-adjectives can also take the connective で (the て form of だ), allowing them to connect clauses and other descriptors together.

Some な-adjectives end in い and therefore may appear to be い-adjectives (e.g. きれい). However, these are exceptional cases and can be easily memorized.

All な-adjectives can be made more polite by adding です.

Summary

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  な-adjectives are a type of adjective that is similar to a noun.

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  な-adjectives require な attached to connect to nouns.

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  Some な-adjectives end with い, but this does not make them an い-adjective.

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  な-adjectives can be made polite by adding です.