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Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

形けい容よう動どう詞し

keiyoudoushi

na-adjective

A Japanese grammar term for words such as 静か. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 通常つうじょうの形容詞けいようしと形容動詞けいようどうしである。

    They are normal adjectives and adjective verbs.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 「-たり」型がたの形容動詞けいようどうしは古ふるいものとみなされ、以降使用いこうしようが減少げんしょうしていった。

    Tari-type adjectival verbs came to be regarded as old-fashioned, and their use declined thereafter.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 先生せんせいは黒板こくばんに形容動詞けいようどうしの例れいを書かいた。

    The teacher wrote an example of a na-adjective on the board.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 形容動詞

  • 形shape; formOnケイ・ギョウKunかた・かたち・なり
  • 容contain; formOnヨウKunいれる
  • 動move; motionOnドウKunうごく・うごかす
  • 詞part of speech; wordsOnシKunことば

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