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色々の形 iroiro no katachi a variety of shapes

色々な形 iroiro na katachi a variety of shapes

There are a few adjectives that may have na instead of

the ending i when placed before a noun.

小さい部屋 or 小さな部屋 大きい船 or 大きな船

chīsai heya or chīsa na ōkii fune or ōki na fune
heya a big ship
a small room

When you have two adjectival nouns modifying the same
noun phrase, the first takes the gerund of the copula de ‘is

and’: shizuka de kirei na tokoro ‘a place that is quiet and (is)
pretty.’

Here are some examples of adjectival nouns in

sentences:

大変なことをしてしまいました。
Taihen na koto o shite shimaimashita.

He did something terrible.

この仕事は大変ですよ。

Kono shigoto wa taihen desu yo.
This job is tough.

パソコン操作が得意な人は有利です。

Pasokon sōsa ga tokui na hito wa yūri desu.
Those who are good at using computers will

have some advantage.

きれいでやさしい人は好かれます。
Kirei de yasashii hito wa sukaremasu.