な-adjective

• na-adjective, -na adjective

Japanese な (-na) + adjective.

• IPA^(key): /nɑː ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/

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な-adjective (plural な-adjectives)

1. (Japanese grammar) An adjective that necessitates the copula な (-na) if followed by a noun.

   Coordinate term: い-adjective

   • 2014 January 1, Yukiko Abe Hatasa, Kazumi Hatasa, Seiichi Makino, Nakama 1: Japanese Communication Culture Context‎, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 370:

     Because そう is a な-adjective, its negative form is そうじゃない, except that そうにない should be used for verbs.