adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) adverb (fukushi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
slippery
smooth
Sentences
私の父はビリヤードの玉のように頭がつるつるだ。
My father is as bald as a billiard ball.
そのつるつるした蛇は、彼の手からにょろりと抜け出した。
The slippery snake slithered right out of his hand.