When would you use 新{あら}たな and 新{あたら}しい


To say `new`, the first way that I learned is to use the i-adjective `新しい`.
But I noticed that the na-adjective `新たな` is used a lot in written texts. Is
there any difference in when either is used?




`新しい` is a famous example of metathesis. Originally, it was `[新]{あら}たし`. Over
the time, the positions of `ら` and `た` have switched, and the new form
`[新]{あたら}し` was created, which evolved into today's standard form `新しい`, and
today, the old form is preserved only as the na-adjective `新た`. Na-adjectives
are often used to incorporate Chinese words, and those words generally have a
formal impression as opposed to i-adjectives, which are well familiarized
words. `新た` is no exception. It is used in formal contexts or when you want to
have some literary effect.




`新しい` is a famous example of metathesis. Originally, it was `[新]{あら}たし`. Over
the time, the positions of `ら` and `た` have switched, and the new form
`[新]{あたら}し` was created, which evolved into today's standard form `新しい`, and
today, the old form is preserved only as the na-adjective `新た`. Na-adjectives
are often used to incorporate Chinese words, and those words generally have a
formal impression as opposed to i-adjectives, which are well familiarized
words. `新た` is no exception. It is used in formal contexts or when you want to
have some literary effect.

