What does the な in the center means.Is it a particle.
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grammar na-adjectives particle-な
便利な工具 what does な means
The word 便利 is a so-called な-adjective. When な-adjectives directly modify a
noun, な has to be added between it and the noun it's modifying (hence the
name).

So, "便利な工具" means "a handy/useful tool".

As for your second question: You can call it a particle in the sense that it's
a small word which serves a grammatical function, but I don't know if a
linguist or grammarian would actually classify it as such.
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便利｛べんり｝ is a な-adjective, which is used to modify a noun, in this case,
工具｛こうぐ｝. When modifying a noun, な must be placed after な-adjectives (便利｛べんり｝)
and before the noun it modifies(工具｛こうぐ｝).

The phrase 便利な工具 would translate then, to "convenient/useful tool(s)"

I am not sure if most would consider the な a particle, or simply a suffix used
with な-adjectives.

Another name for this type of words is "adjectival nouns" since they behave
similarly to nouns in many conjugation patterns. These are contrasted with
い-adjectives or "adjectival verbs" which all end with い in the non-past,
positive sense and substitute other endings in place of the い when
conjugating.
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