ナ形けい容よう詞し

noun

na-adjective; adjectival noun

A grammatical term used especially in Japanese-as-a-second-language (JSL) contexts to refer to adjectives that take な when modifying nouns. Synonymous with 形容動詞 in traditional Japanese school grammar.

See also: 形容動詞

• 「静しずか」はナ形けい容よう詞しです。

  "Shizuka" is a na-adjective.

• ナ形けい容よう詞しは、名めい詞しを修しゅう飾しょくするときに「な」を使つかいます。

  Na-adjectives use "na" when modifying a noun.