Why is one of these wrong, when the other is correct? I can’t seem to figure out when I need to use the な when modifying a noun. [Screenshot 2025-09-19 at 23-30-21 Practice Adjectives (Noun Modification) 2 - Lesson 5 Genki Study Resources - 3rd Edition] Edit: Answered, it’s actually a な adjectiv…

きれい, despite ending in an い is not actually an い adjective (in kanji, it’s written as 綺麗), which while it ends in the same kana, is not the same as やさしい(which can be written as 優しい and has that trailing い). For now you’ll just have to remember that きれい is a tricky exception, but is actually a な adj…

Why are some Adjitives with い accompinied with a な?

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LouBin95 September 20, 2025, 12:30pm 7

One would say that な is stubborn.

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Why are some Adjitives with い accompinied with a な?

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