Adjective

Kare no yasashisa wa honmono desu n this section, you will learn how to transform adjectives into nouns, often called nominalization. In English, the suffix ‘…ness’ is frequently used to achieve this, as in the words ‘happiness’ or ‘sadness.’ …sa An i-adjective is a type of adjective in Japanese, while a noun-adjective functions both as […]

Kareshi wa inai desu We have studied the verbs “arimasu” and “imasu,” which are used to express the presence of inanimate objects and animate beings, respectively. The corresponding negative forms are “arimasen” (for inanimate objects) and “imasen” (for animate beings). These negative forms indicate the absence or non-existence of something. In addition to these negative

Kyou wa hima da Short form Long form Affirmative kantan da (statement), kantan na (adjective) kantan desu Negative kantan janai kantan janaidesukantan jaarimasen Past-affirmative kantan datta kantan deshita Past-negative kantan janakatta kantan janakattadesukantan jaarimasendeshita The short form of a noun-adjective is the same as that of a noun. This is because a noun-adjective, also known

Nihongo wa muzukashikunai to omoimasu In this section, you will learn the short forms of i-adjectives. Short form Long form Affirmative yasashii yasashiidesu Negative yasashikunai yasashikunaidesu Past-affirmative yasashikatta yasashikattadesu Past-negative yasashikunakatta yasashikunakattadesu How to make short forms The short forms of i-adjectives are derived by removing “desu” from their long forms. In Japanese grammar, “desu”

Tenki ga yokute, sentakumono ga yoku kawakimasu te-form of i-adjective Adjectives in Japanese also have a te-form, which is used to list features or connect sentences. In this section, you will learn about the te-form of i-adjectives. We will cover the te-form of nouns and noun-adjectives later, as they follow the same conjugation pattern. How

Fujisan wa ookikattadesu Past form of i-adjective I-adjectives in Japanese undergo specific changes when conjugated into the past and past negative forms. In the past form, the final ‘i’ sound changes to “kattadesu.” In the past negative form, the final ‘i’ sound changes to “kunakattadesu.” For example: ookii Present Past Affirmative ookiidesu ookikattadesu Negative ookikunaidesuookikuarimasen

Ojiisan wa ikemen deshita Past form of noun-adjective sentence The past form of noun-adjectives in Japanese follows the same conjugation pattern as noun sentences. This means that when expressing the past tense with noun-adjectives, you use the same conjugation rules as you would with noun sentences. This is why these adjectives are referred to as

Kodomo yori omoi desu In this lesson, you will learn how to compare things in Japanese. Unlike in English, adjectives themselves do not change to indicate comparison. To compare things in Japanese, you add より (yori) to the object being compared. This structure helps to clearly express the comparative relationship. Particle “yori” By adding より,

Intaanetto wa benri desu Noun-adjective Another type of adjective is a noun-adjective, which does not have an i-sound at the end (except for some words). Noun-adjectives are also called na-adjectives because they connect to nouns with a na-sound. In this course, I refer to them as noun-adjectives as this better represents their function. Affirmative Add