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In the Japanese language, na adjectives are similar to nouns and follow the same conjugation rules. The main difference is that when using a na adjective to modify a noun, the particle "na" is added in between. Examples of na adjectives include "shizuka na hito" (quiet person) and "kirei na hito" (beautiful person). The conjugation of na adjectives is the same as that of nouns, such as adding "da/ja nai/datta/ja nakatta" after the adjective. For example, "suki ja nai" (not like) and "suki datta" (liked). The adjective "suki" (like) is closer in meaning to "likable" in English. The particle "ga" is used to indicate the object being liked. The modified noun can be further used in new sentences, such as "suki ja nai hito wa, niku ga suki ja nai" (a person who doesn't like fish doesn't like meat) and "suki na hito wa, niku ga suki da" (a person who likes fish likes meat).

Na Adjectives#

Na adjectives are basically the same as nouns, so they are easy to learn. The conjugation rules for na adjectives are the same as for nouns, the main difference being that when using a na adjective to modify a noun, you need to add "な" in between (hence the name "na adjective").

Examples:

静かな人。
綺麗な人。
友達は親切な人だ。

Conjugation of Na Adjectives is the Same as Nouns#

adj + だ／じゃない／だった／じゃなかった

Examples:

愛じゃん　は　魚　が　好き　だ。
愛じゃん　は　魚　が　好き　じゃない。
愛じゃん　は　魚　が　好き　だった。
愛じゃん　は　魚　が　好き　じゃなかった。

"Suki" means "like" and is an adjective, not a verb in Japanese. It is closer in meaning to "likable". So the sentence should be:

XX は OO が好き -->OO is likable to XX.

The particle "が" indicates the object.

Adjective Modifying Nouns#

魚　が　好きな　人。
魚　が　好きじゃない　人。
魚　が　好きだった　人。
魚　が　好きじゃなかった　人。

"魚が好きな" is a clause modifying "人".

The modified noun can be further used in a new sentence:

魚が好きじゃない人は、肉が好きじゃない。

魚が好きな人は、肉が好きだ。

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