Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

な-adjective

/nɑː ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: な-ad-jec-tive
IPA: /nɑː ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"Coordinate term: い-adjective"
"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."

Etymology

From Japanese な (-na) + adjective.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

な-adjectives (plural) na-adjective (alternative) -na adjective (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce な-adjective?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɑː ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/.
What does な-adjective mean?: An adjective that necessitates the copula な (-na) if followed by a noun.
Where does な-adjective come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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