な

な is the attributive form of the copula だ, used to connect na-adjectives (形容動詞(けいようどうし)) to the nouns they modify.

Common patterns

• [na-adjective] + な + [noun]
• Example: 静(しず)か + な + 部屋(へや) = a quiet room
• [noun] + な + の / ので / のに: 学生(がくせい)なので (because I am a student), 日曜日(にちようび)なのに (even though it is Sunday)

Similar words

• だ is the predicative form (sentence-ending): 静(しず)かだ (It's quiet)
• な is the attributive form (before nouns): 静(しず)かな部屋(へや) (quiet room)

Watch out

Do not confuse with:

• 名(な) (name) - a noun
• な (sentence-ending particle for commands) - a different particle