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形容動詞 (けいようどうし, keiyoudoushi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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しず
か
」
は
形けい
容よう
動どう
詞し
の
典てん
型けい
的てき
な
例れい
です
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"Shizuka" is a typical example of an adjectival noun.
In Japanese language education, adjectival nouns are often called "na-adjectives."
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 は 形けい 容よう 動どう 詞し だ X is classified as a na-adjective
"Kirei" is a na-adjective.
形けい 容よう 動どう 詞し ＋ な ＋〈 物もの 〉 na-adjective + な used to modify a noun
I studied in a quiet room.
形けい 容よう 動どう 詞し ＋ に ＋ なる na-adjective + に + なる, expressing a change of state
Kanji 詞 part of speech, words, poetry Don't confuse with 形容詞 (i-adjective) inflects on its own like 高い→高くない, while 形容動詞 (na-adjective) needs だ/な to act as a predicate or modifier.
連体詞 only modifies nouns directly (大きな本) and can never be a predicate, whereas 形容動詞 can also stand alone with だ/です as a predicate.
名詞 (noun) cannot take な to modify another noun, while 形容動詞 shares noun-like conjugation but adds な when used adjectivally.
Etymology Coined in Japanese linguistics from 形容 (description) + 動詞 (verb), reflecting its dual noun-like and adjectival behavior. The exact historical origin of the term is uncertain.
