English Dictionary

quasi-adjective

名詞

adjectival noun, a specific Japanese part of speech. Some of these words can be used as regular nouns, and all can be used as adjectives when followed by the postfix な (na), in contrast to Japanese common adjectives, 形容詞 (keiyōshi). In Japanese grammar, these words are categorized as 形容動詞 (keiyō dōshi).

日本語の意味

形容動詞 - 日本語において、名詞としての使い方だけでなく、語尾に「な」をつけることで形容詞的な働きをする品詞。 / 形容名詞 - 一般的な名詞と違い、形容詞としても機能するため、通常の名詞と形容詞の特徴を併せ持つ語。

In Japanese grammar classes, teachers often explain that a quasi-adjective is a word that can act like a noun but becomes adjectival when followed by the particle な.

日本語の文法の授業では、教師たちはしばしば、形容動詞が名詞としても使え、後ろに「な」を付けると形容詞として働く語であると説明します。

意味（1）

adjectival noun, a specific Japanese part of speech. Some of these words can be used as regular nouns, and all can be used as adjectives when followed by the postfix な (na), in contrast to Japanese common adjectives, 形容詞 (keiyōshi). In Japanese grammar, these words are categorized as 形容動詞 (keiyō dōshi).

quasi-adjectives （ plural ）