"な-adjective" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nɑː ˈæd͡ʒɪktɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-な-adjective.wav [US] Forms: な-adjectives [plural]
Etymology: Japanese な (-na) + adjective. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|-な}} な (-na), {{m|en|adjective}} adjective Head templates: {{en-noun|head=な-adjective}} な-adjective (plural な-adjectives)
  1. (Japanese grammar) An adjective that necessitates the copula な (-na) if followed by a noun. Tags: Japanese Categories (topical): Grammar, Japanese Synonyms: na-adjective, -na adjective Translations (adjective that necessitates the copula な if followed by a noun): na-adjektiivi (Finnish), な-adjektiivi (Finnish), na-Adjektiv [neuter] (German), 形容動詞 (keiyōdōshi) (Japanese), przymiotnik な- (Polish), przymiotnik na (Polish)

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