quasi-adjective
quasi-adjective noun: an 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).
Noun
quasi-adjective (plural quasi-adjectives)
- An 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).
- Synonyms:
- adjectival noun
Synonyms of quasi-adjective
Forms of quasi-adjective
| plural | quasi-adjectives |
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Origin of quasi-adjective
From quasi- + adjective.
Questions about quasi-adjective
- What does quasi-adjective mean?
- Quasi-adjective means an 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).
- What part of speech is quasi-adjective?
- Quasi-adjective is a noun.
- What is the plural of quasi-adjective?
- The plural of quasi-adjective is quasi-adjectives.
Words near quasi-adjective in the dictionary
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