形容動詞

Noun

 * 1)  adjectival noun

Etymology
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1)  な-adjective: specific to Japanese grammar, an adjective with an attributive form that ends in

Usage notes

 * English-language labels for this part of speech are various, and include adjective, adjectival noun, the literal translation of adjectival verb, copular noun, "-na" adjective, and quasi-adjective.
 * Although this term contains the word and some sources compare them to verbs, some people feel that there is nothing intrinsically verb-like about these words in the modern language. Historically, this appellation probably arose due to certain inflectionary endings that derived from verbs, such as.
 * Japanese has three classes of words that correspond to adjectives in English:, , and . There are no generally accepted English translations for these parts of speech, and varying texts adopt different translations. Note that some western texts call "adjectival verbs", so take caution when using the literal translation of.
 * In more practical and less academic texts, all three of these parts of speech are broadly called “adjectives”, with explanations given for how each type functions.