Na adjective in Japanese has its own te form. Today we will learn how to make na adjective te form in Japanese language. First lets learn the rule for na adjective te form.
RULE:
To change na adjective to te form simply replace な (na) with で (de) at the end of the word.
Example:
かんたんな becomes かんたんで
ふべんな becomes ふべんで
ゆうめいな becomes ゆうめいで
Lets have a look on te form for common na adjectives.
| Hiragana Kanji Meaning | Te form Reading |
|---|---|
| かんたんな 簡単な easy | かんたんで kantan-de |
| ひまな 熱な not busy | ひまで hima-de |
| きれいな 綺麗な beautiful/clean | きれいで kirei-de |
| にぎやかな 賑やかな lively/busy (area) | にぎやかで nigiyaka-de |
| しずかな 静かな quiet (area) | しずかで shizuka-de |
| べんりな 便利な convenient | べんりで benri-de |
| ふべんな 不便な inconvenient | ふべんで fuben-de |
| げんきな 元気な energetic/healthy | げんきで genki-de |
| しんせつな 親切な kind | しんせつで shinsetsu-de |
| ゆうめいな 有名な famous | ゆうめいで yuumei-de |
| はでな 派手な shiny/flashy | はでで hade-de |
| じみな 地味な simple/plain | じみで jimi-de |
Now you know how make te form for Japanese na adjective. Hope this grammar lesson helps you enough to understand te form for Japanese na adjectives.
