Thursday, February 14, 2008

Japanese Lesson - な (Na) Adjectives

In the japanese dictionary you will find that the adjective will end with Na is called the na-adjective. The na adjective can modify a noun by placing (な)in front of a noun.

な Na-adjectives examples:

好きな すき(な)Suki (Na) (Like)
元気な げんき(な)Genki (Na) (Healthy/Well)
健康な けんこう(な)Kenkou (Na) (Healthy, in good health)
上手な じょうず(な)Jouzu (Na) (Skillful)
便利な べんり(な)Benri (Na) (Convenient)
不便な ふべん(な)Fuben (Na) (Inconvenient)
静かな しずか(な)Shizuka (Na) (Quiet)
親切な しんせつ(な)Shinsetsu (Na) (Kind)
意地悪な いじわる(な)Ijiwaru (Na) (Mean)
危険な きけん(な)Kiken (Na) (Dangerous)
安全な あんぜん(な)Anzen (Na) (Safe)
頑固な がんこ(な)Ganko (Na)(Stubborn)
正直な しょうじき(な)Shoujiki (Na) (Honest)
大丈夫な だいじょうぶ(な)Daijoubu (Na) (All Right/OK)
利発な りはつ(な)Rihatsu (Na) (Intelligent)
快活な かいかつ(な)Kaikatsu (Na) (Cheerfulness/Liveliness)
簡単な かんたん(な)Kantan (Na) (Easy/Simple)
馬鹿な ばか(な)Baka (Na) (Foolish/Useless)
凸凹な でこぼこ(な)Dekoboko (Na) (Bumpy/Lumpy/Irregular/Uneven)
色々な いろいろ(な)Iroiro (Na) (Various/Variety)
自由な じゆう(な)Jiyuu (Na) (Free)
無邪気な むじゃき(な)Mujaki (Na) (Innocent)
完全な かんぜん(な)Kanzen (Na) (Perfect/Completed)
嫌な  いや(な)Iya (Na) (Unpleasant/Disgusting/Offensive)
異常な いじょう(な)Ijyou (Na) (Abnormal)
臆病な おくびょう(な)Okubyou (Na) (Cowardly/Timid)
穏やかな おだやか(な)Odayaka (Na) (Calm/Quiet)
主な  おも(な)Omo (Na) (Chief/Main/Principal/Foremost)
勝手な かってん(な)Katten (Na) (Selfish/Convenient for oneself)

Exceptional cases (end with い(i)):
綺麗な きれい (な) kirei (Na) (Pretty/Clean/Tidy)
有名な ゆうめい(な) Yuumei (Na) (Famous)
丁寧な ていねい(な)Teinei (Na) (Polite)
失礼な しつれい(な)Shitsurei (Na) (Rude/Impolite)
巨大な きょだい(な)Kyodai (Na) (Huge/Gigantic)
短命な てんめい(な)Tenmei (Na) (Short-lived)

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