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Japanese Grammar in EBNF Notation
- wodenokoto 5y agoI knew na-adjective are considered a type of nouns, but this is the first time I’ve seen I-adjectives labeled as verbs. I get that verbs act kinda like adjectives when it comes to noun modifying sentences, and that I-adjectives can be conjugated in time just like verbs. But still … maybe I’m just too undo-European in my way of thinking about grammar.
- Joker_vD 5y agoI believe they're actually called "adjectival verbs" in the more recent works on the Japanese grammar? Anyway, given that they function pretty much exactly as stative verbs, I don't find it weird at all.
- hmry 5y agoThe grammar textbook I used to learn called them "adjectival verbs." I think it's a useful way to think about it, especially if you consider that some auxilliaries like ない and たい also fall into that category.
- junar 5y agoI think the relationship between the forms is a good thing to point out, but I also feel that simply calling them "verbs" and "nouns" goes a bit too far and is potentially confusing. For example, nouns can be the subject of a sentence, but na-adjectives cannot. 「先生が読みました。」◯ 「元気が読みました。」(incorrect) 「元気で読みました。」◯ As for verb conjugations, 扱い can function as a noun, despite being formed from the verb 扱う.