な-Adjective だ (な-Adjective (Predicate))

な-Adjective (Predicate)

JLPT N5
Pattern

Noun + は + な-adjective + だ / です

How it works

At the end of a sentence a な-adjective drops な and takes だ (plain) or です (polite): この町はしずかだ. Its negative is じゃない and its past is だった, just like a noun.

Examples

  • この 町は しずかだ。This town is quiet.
  • 山田さんは しんせつです。Ms. Yamada is kind.

Related grammar

Further reading

Bunpro N5 · Lesson 6

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