ひまな一日（いちにち）。

綺麗（きれい）なイラストを描（か）く。

旭（あさひ）が丘（おか）は静（しず）かな街（まち）です。

たなかさんは親切（しんせつ）な人（ひと）だ。

これは便利（べんり）なツールです。

綺麗（きれい）なタオルはトイレにある。

レンゲは元気（げんき）な女（おんな）の子（こ）です。

これは大変（たいへん）な仕事（しごと）です。

「簡単（かんたん）な質問（しつもん）があります。」

静（しず）かな夏（なつ）の夜（よる）を楽（たの）しむ。

好（す）きな色（いろ）は何（なに）？

それは大切（たいせつ）なベンおじさんの言葉（ことば）です。

<div class='writeup-body'>In Japanese, almost any type of word can be attached to the beginning of a noun to modify the meaning, or describe the qualities of that noun. However, depending on the type of word used, conjugation rules will differ slightly. For な-Adjectives, they will always need to be followed by な, when used before a noun. This means that adjective (A) is describing qualities/features of noun (B).<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>カーテンオタク：これは綺麗（きれい）なカーテンです。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>A curtain enthusiast : This is a pretty curtain.</div></li> <li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>元気（げんき）な赤（あか）ちゃん。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>A healthy baby. ('Energetic' or 'spirited' would also be accurate translations)</div></li></ul><div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div>Many words can take either な or の when describing a noun. The difference in meaning is usually clear. Let's take a look at both nuances. (A) な (B) means that - (A) is a quality/feature of (B) (A) の (B) means that - (A) is the type/purpose of (B)<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>有名（ゆうめい）な人（ひと）。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>A famous person. (A 'quality' of this person is that they have 'fame')</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>有名（ゆうめい）の力（ちから）。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>The power of fame. (The 'type' of power is that of 'fame')</div></li></ul>To avoid making this mistake when using な-Adjectives to describe a noun, it can be helpful to think about whether you are describing a 'quality', or the 'purpose' of something.</div></div>

Grammar Info

な-Adjective + (Noun)

Describing a noun