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Properties of Adjectives

Now that we can connect two nouns together in various ways using particles, we want to describe our nouns with adjectives. An adjective can directly modify a noun that immediately follows it. It can also be connected in the same way we did with nouns using particles. All adjectives fall under two categories: nouny adjectives "na-adjectives" and  verby adjectives "i-adjectives". We will see how they are different and how to use them in sentences.
 

The nouny-adjective

The nouny-adjective is very simple to learn because it acts essentially like a noun. In fact, they are so similar; you can assume that they behave the same way unless I specifically point out differences. One main difference is that a nouny-adjective can directly modify a noun following it by sticking 「な」 between the adjective and noun. (Hence the name, nouny-adjective.)

（１）　しずかな人。- Quiet person.

The Verby-adjective

 The verby adjective is even easier to use than the nouny-adjective and this is becuse they dont need any kind of particle to add it to another word. such as

おいしいさかな。－delicious fish.