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Originally Posted by KUNIO
What is a "na" adjective? Haha yeah I know this was bugging me it is a hard phrase. Also, I have a big question. How do you know when to use Katakana and when to use Hiragana? Like I know the small basics, but I see so much mixed when I think the word can be written in Hiragana, is there a general rule? Thank you!
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1.) A "na" adjective is simply an adjective that needs a "na" after it when it describes a noun:
いい事 - "Good thing", いい is an i-adjective, the other type of adjective, it simply precedes the noun which it describes.
きれいな事 - "Nice thing", きれい is a na-adjective, it needs to be followed by a "na" when it modifies a noun by preceding it.
There are some other things to watch out for too, as always
Tae Kim is a good resource.
2.) There are no hard and fast rules; katakana is usually used for foreign words, and often for advertisements or as another form of italics. When crafting your own writing, write a word in hiragana unless you're sure that it's more commonly written in katakana.