Questions tagged [particle-な]
助詞「な」. Used with adjectives that behave grammatically like nouns, or with verbs to indicate "do" (after verb stem) or "don't" (after dictionary form).
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What does な mean in the interjection バカな?
I'm curious about how to parse バカな when it's used on its own (i.e. as an interjection). Is な used in the な-adjective sense, implying that the phrase is an ellipsis for バカなことがありえない (or something like ...
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What is the useage of "な" in "~なので"?
Context:
今日は高校の時の友達とランチに行って、少し買い物をした後、ケーキを買って私の家で食べました。...秋なので薔薇を飾ってモンブランを食べました。
The grammar book says that when "ので" is attached to a noun, you have to add "な" to make it a &...
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Understanding 付け忘れんな(ぁ)
This is from a subs2srs anki deck that I'm studying.
(Edit: Audio on soundcloud )
The original transcription and translation is:
付け忘れんな # Don't forget to record it.
But it sounds to me like:
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What is 忘れなと a contraction of?
In Meiko Kaji's song "Jeans Blues" there is a verse containing the 忘れなと phrase:
場末の陽気な男達
私の涙にもらい泣き
酒でもあおって忘れなと
財布はたいて飲みあかし
I think, it can be neither a contraction of 忘れない + と nor using ...
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what is the meaning of "みたいなな" in below sentence?
I'm watching a Japanese TV drama. I don't understand the meaning of"みたいなな" in this conversation :"お前らみたいなな チャラチャラウニャ~みたいのがな世の中ダメにすんだ分かったか-?"
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Do 形容動詞 include な?
Consider the phrase:
好きな人
Here "好き" is a na-adjective, and this sentence could translate to:
Well-liked person
Question: Is the 形容動詞 in this phrase:
...just the word "好き"?
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How does the particle な function in this sentence? ハングリー拗らせて吐きそうな人生
ハングリー拗らせて吐きそうな人生
I’m especially stuck on the “な人生” part. What is describing 人生? Is it the entire phrase before it, or just 吐きそう? From what I’ve gathered, the sentence must be something like “My ...
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Proper way to make shapes adjectival?
Studying shapes of this article:
https://www.punipunijapan.com/shapes-in-japanese/
And noticed only some shapes have adjectival forms.
What is the proper way of saying stuff like Octagonal?
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〜ような or 〜ように before V-stem + 方 [closed]
I encountered the following multiple-choice question in a JLPT N3 grammar practice test:
仕事と生活の（ ）働き方がしたい。
１ バランスをとるらしく ２ バランスをとるらしい
３ バランスがとれるような ４ バランスがとれるように
I chose 「３ バランスがとれるような」, but ...
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Can a irrealis form verb be combined with the adjective particle "な"
I asked this question because irrealis form and continuative form verbs can be combined with だ, so can't it be combined with na? I mean it looks ungrammatical but da goes with it so...
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Role of な in 嬉しいな
In this question, the answer gives 5 meanings for な. But in 嬉｛うれ｝しいな, which is generally translated as "I'm glad" or "I'm happy", I don't understand what な stands for.
Since it's ...
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Difference between【怠けものブラシ】and【怠惰なブラシ】？
【怠けものブラシ】was the title of a brush i downloaded (for a drawing app).
【怠惰なブラシ】is what i was told is the "correct" way of putting the same phrase.
the first phrase is from a native speaker. is ...
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What is this な? 「変態」ってな
（ナオト） お前のパンツ買うの忘れた。
（真由） それぐらい ちゃんと持ってきてます。 変態。
（ナオト） お前 「変態」ってな…。(source)
（桐乃） あんたが沙織とこそこそ仲よくなったりしたから、ややこしいことになったんじゃない
（京介） っていうか、興味津々じゃねえか！
（桐乃） うるさい！あんたこそ、何よ、あやせ見て デレーっとして。人の親友をあんな目で見んな！変態！
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よう - Nayou & Noyou
For よう, why do we prepend な for Na-adjectives, and の for regular nouns? Is there a logical understanding behind this from like a Japanese perspective? I feel as though since they're both technically ...
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名詞 + なだけ: 志望なだけある
女優志望なだけあって自分の見せ方わかってる感じがした。(source)
爆豪君ってヒーロー志望なだけあるよね (source)
Given that 志望 is a noun, I don't know what な is doing here.
私も本日、二次面接通過の返事を頂けたものです！第一志望なだけに、ひとまずすごく嬉しいです！(source)
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「なのだなと理解する」- what does the second な mean?
For context: Person A brings up something about a club they are in, to which person B wonders whether it is a problem for person A. A third person (female, usually speaks formally) then chimes in, ...
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Parsing a sentence with two な-adjectives in quick succession
I'm reading a manga called Buchou wa Onee, and in the first pages, we are introduced to the main character and a few peculiar things about him as told by workmates.
https://ssl.standardbook.net/wp-...
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Interpreting な in 年賀状に使えるな
A Japanese person that was born in Nagoya wrote on instagram a very short sentence: 年賀状に使えるな that I'm not able to translate. Different online translators give opposite results. The TanoshiJapanese ...
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Is ばかり a noun or a な-adjective in ばかりなので?
According to this answer and taking into account the following rules (source) to use ので:
[い-adjective]+ので
[verb]+ので
[な-adjective]+なので
[noun]+なので
I wonder whether ばかり is a な-adjective or not in ...
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Does な have a purpose in あの人のことが嫌い**な**わけではないが、一緒にいるとちょっと疲れる。 or is it just a mistake?
Does な have a purpose in あの人のことが嫌いなわけではないが、一緒にいるとちょっと疲れる。 or is it just a mistake?
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Role of な in といってな
In a sentence from the 犬夜叉 comic book, an old lady from ancient times is speaking about her family. The context is that the speaker mentioned her sister 桔梗 in the previous panel, but the listener didn’...
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I need some help understanding the grammar of しのげそうな in この寒さをしのげそうな防寒服を手渡され
I can understand the gist of what the below sentence is saying; but the part in the first section that's only hiragana (bolded part) is confusing me.
この寒さをしのげそうな防寒服を手渡され、それを着込みながら僕は彼女に質問した。
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How is な used here?
鈴木よ、聞いてやるな。そちらの道には君の息子が気に入っている娘がいるのだ
Context: 鈴木 asks his son what was in that direction since his son was looking that direction. Then someone else said the above sentence.
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non sentence ending な in this comedic conversation
MC spots girls A and B who he recently got to know. C = childhood friend of MC.
A「あ、先輩。こんにちは」
MC「おう、A。Bも一緒か」
B「何よ、アンタだってC先輩たちといつも一緒じゃない」
MC「何だよ、仲良いなって意味で言っただけだぞ」
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な directly after a noun (not a な-adjective)
While reading a grammar book, I read the following explanation of な
な na, a masculine ne
Both sexes use ne, but male speakers often use na instead. There are other uses of na common to both ...
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Why な instead of の is used in the anime title "はるかなレシーブ"?
There is an anime named "はるかなレシーブ" this season. While the official English name is just using the Romaji (i.e. Harukana Receive) instead of translating the meaning, from the Chinese official ...
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だ versus な in causal subordinate clauses
Why do causal subordinate clauses ending in -から take だ as a means to connect nouns and な adjectives (e.g. 日本人だから), whereas causal subordinate clauses ending in -ので take な (e.g. 日本人なので)?
I read that だ ...
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Is there another meaning for 逃げるな？
I know it means don't run away or sth similar.
I wonder does it has another meaning like--逃げよう(just run away)?
Update
For example, 「小鳥、逃げるな。」
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楽しんでいるなと思います（なの意味）
これは私の個人的な印象ですが、みんな本当に生活を楽しんでいるなと思います。
I was wondering what that な is standing for.
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Usage of な in this sentence
What is the meaning of な in the following sentence?
この動画に映り込んでる背景は僕の家な気がする。
Is it an abbreviation of なんて or なんか? Or is it simply a filler as explained in this answer?
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What does でござんしょうな mean in 馬車はいつ出るのでござんしょうな
馬車はいつ出るのでござんしょうな
Does this sentence mean "When will the horse cart come out?"
But what does でござんしょうな mean here? Should this be broken down into three parts as で + ござんしょう + な?
I know ございます means ...
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Usage of しな particle [duplicate]
As I've treated it, the しな at the end of the sentence is just し("not only, but also")+な(=ね). But Jisho.org says it could also mean "having just started...".
Is this true? Is there an example of this ...
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Using な and の interchangeably?
Using them as descriptors, can they be interchanged?
E.g. 親切な人 vs 親切の人
Is の only acceptable if referring to a specific new person from a certain place that has been established earlier in the ...
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What does the 「をな」mean in this sentence?
It is said by a boy who intend to train boxing by himself.
あしたのために-その3" のひみつ練習をな！
I think that the 「な」 would be
1) Verb 為す but I don't have any idea why it does not include the part to indicate ...
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Why is "な" in "円滑な活動を助ける" not "に"?
why is "円滑" an Adjective not an Adverb in this sentence?
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What does this な at the end of the sentence mean?
「タッタッタ」って車に乗ってみたいな。
I'd translate the sentence like this:
I want to enter/ride in a car that makes 'tatata'.
I don't think it's the colloquial version of ような, so I think it is みたい plus な. But in ...
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Identifying different ending -な s
In a manga I'm reading, a high schooler is talking to his GF about how she chats online through her DS. He says this:
Usually I know what -な is being used based on the situation. But here I can't ...
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Position of な in this sentence
静かな人
人な静か
Which comes first the subject and then the adjective, or the adjective then the subject?
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The usage of な to make an entire clause modify a noun, and "Alice is a desirable person" versus "Person that likes Alice"
In the very beginning of Tae Kim's Guide to Japanese, namely here, there is this example:
魚が好きな人。
Person that likes fish.
When I read that for the first time, still as a very beginner in japanese, ...
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Is な used for emphasis or negative imperative in this sentence?
「おまえ、そんな体験したこともねぇのにわかったようなこと言うなっ」
Even though you've never had such an experience, (you say things like you understand)/(don't say things like you understand).
Is this な the negative imperative ...
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What does the word 「になあ」mean?
Here is a sentence said by a little boy.
ジョー兄いも気の毒になあ 見ろよ 目にはいるものといえばつめたい石のかべと鉄ごうしばかりじゃねえか
I would like to know if it is a colloquial form or alternated form from a certain word or it just has ...
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ending na instead of ne, when to use it?
which connotation gives to a phrase ending with "na" instead of "ne"? is it more informal or what?
Particulary saying,
"soo da naa" instead of "so desu ne"
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When is "na" used at the end of a sentence?
When is "na" used at the end of a sentence, is it like "ne" or "yo" and has no meaning really? For example:
Mata Nihon ni ikitai na.
また、日本に行きたいな。
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Is the word 「やんな」positive or negative?
I found that in a website 〜やんな is a colloquial form of 〜やるな meaning 'Don't do...'
However, I have seen the word in a manga with the following sentence.
A: おい あかりを消してやんな。新入りさんがまぶしくてねむれんといかん。
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かな ending in a sentence where the speaker is not uncertain of something
I've been going through a Japanese script of the popular anime "Fairy Tail" and trying to make sense of the translations in the English subtitles to become familiar with the language.
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わけ accompanied by な particle
What exactly does な particle mean when used with わけ?
Example (pulled from Google):
あいつが犯人なわけがないじゃないか.
I know exactly what this sentence means, but I'm just a little unsure on what the な is doing ...
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Historical Precursor to な?
Prior to the development of the な particle (presumably from なる) several hundred years ago, what constructions were used where な-construtions are currently used? E.g. in the phase きれいな女, would that ...
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What's the purpose of な in なのに?
I don't understand the role of "な" when used before "のに" as in these two sentences (with given translations):
朝目がさめて初めて、外が雪なのに気がついた。
He noticed that there was snow outside only after he woke up in ...
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Using な in positive instead of negative imperative (e.g. 行きな)
Putting な after a plain verb turns it into negative imperative.
But I noticed that in spoken Japanese, putting な after conjunctive form (連用形) turns it into positive imperative. For example:
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