N21647/1725

形けい容よう動どう詞し

grammarnounnoun (generic)

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けいようどうし

Meanings

adjectival noun (in Japanese), quasi-adjective, nominal adjective, na-, taru-, nari- or tari-adjective(explanation)

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Example sentences

形容動詞けいようどうしは「静しずかな」や「きれいな」のように、名詞めいしを修飾しゅうしょくするときに「な」をつける品詞ひんしです。

An adjectival noun is a part of speech that attaches 'na' when modifying nouns, like 'shizuka na' (quiet) or 'kirei na' (beautiful).

日本語にほんごの形容動詞けいようどうしは、英語えいごの形容詞けいようしに相当そうとうする機能きのうを持もっていますが、活用かつようの仕方しかたが異ことなります。

Japanese adjectival nouns have a function equivalent to English adjectives, but their conjugation patterns are different.

「元気げんきだ」は形容動詞けいようどうしの一ひとつで、述語じゅつごとして使つかわれるときは「だ」が語尾ごびにつきます。

'Genki da' (healthy/energetic) is one type of adjectival noun; when used as a predicate, it takes 'da' as an ending.

国語こくごの授業じゅぎょうで形容動詞けいようどうしと形容詞けいようしの違ちがいを学まなんだが、最初さいしょはなかなか区別くべつが難むずかしかった。

I learned the difference between adjectival nouns and adjectives in Japanese class, but at first it was quite difficult to distinguish them.

形容動詞けいようどうしの活用形かつようけいには、連用形れんようけい・連体形れんたいけい・仮定形かていけいなどが含ふくまれ、文法的ぶんぽうてきに重要じゅうような役割やくわりを果はたしている。

The conjugated forms of adjectival nouns include the continuative form, attributive form, conditional form, and others, playing an important grammatical role.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)