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GRAMMATICAL TERMS
(Yamada went to school, although he had a headache.)
*r: t;lt TP
(b) m~wg~~~~r;$iifi~
(Kazuko is happy, because her husband is kind.)
When a sentence has a relative clause, the non-relative clause part is also
referred to as a main clause as in (c).
(c) %U&D3, F~~di17t:~~~&'~"it.~
(Yesterday I watched a video which I borrowed from my friend.)
Na-type Adjective An adjective whose nonpast prenominal form ends
with na. For example, shizukada 'quiet' and genkida 'healthy' are na-type
adjectives, as in (a). (cf. I-type Adjective)
(a) #$a%
(a quiet house)
%k&X
(a healthy person)
Na-type adjectives are very similar to nouns. Some na-type adjectives can be
used as real nouns as shown in (b). All na-type adjectives behave as nouns
when they are used before the copula da, as shown in (c).
(b) Ziba%&~~
L
(Health is important, you know.)
cf. ?%&&A
(a healthy person)
LL*? bt
Z%~Gi,EkL3-tf-A0
(I'll never forget your kindness.)
cf. QYl&A
(a kind person)