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〜で(な-adj) (-de (na-adj)) — and (linking na-adjectives)

The linking form of na-adjectives.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

Na-adjective (な-विशेषण) きれい kirei
+
Suffix (प्रत्यय) (de)
=
Linking form (जोड्ने रूप) きれいで kirei de

Select a verb (विवरण हेर्न क्रिया चयन गर्नुहोस्)

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

Add 「で」 directly to a na-adjective to link it to another clause — e.g. kirei→kirei de, genki→genki de. Note: i-adjectives take 「くて」, but na-adjectives take 「で」.

Step-by-step breakdown (चरणबद्ध रूपान्तरण)

clean/pretty きれい (kirei)
きれいで
  1. 1 Start form: きれい (kirei)
  2. 2 Add で: きれい + で = きれいで nothing to drop
healthy/energetic 元気 (genki)
元気で
  1. 1 Start form: げんき (genki)
  2. 2 Add で: げんき + で = げんきで
quiet しずか (shizuka)
しずかで
  1. 1 Start form: しずか (shizuka)
  2. 2 Add で: しずか + で = しずかで

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

What is the linking form of 「きれい」?

💡 Hint: Na-adjectives take 「で」.

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