I don't understand the use of the “na” in the expression “suki na dake desu”
Thanks in advance for your answer
Abgueguen
May 24, 2021
I don't understand the use of the “na” in the expression “suki na dake desu”
Thanks in advance for your answer
Emma-Rocket-Japanese-Tutor
May 27, 2021
こんにちは (Konnichiwa) Abgueguen,
Thanks for your question.
Since すき (suki) is a な (na) adjective, you need to add the particle な (na) when using it to modify the thing that comes after it. In this case, すき (suki) “like” modifies that word だけ (dake) “just,” so we need to add the particle な (na) after すき (suki) to join these two together.
If you want to learn more about how to use adjectives to modify, you can check out these lessons:
https://app.rocketlanguages.com/members/products/5/lesson/5110
https://app.rocketlanguages.com/members/products/22/lesson/5243
I hope this helped. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
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