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い-adj 〜く / な-adj 〜に + V (i-adj ~ku / na-adj ~ni + V) — Saying how the action is done

It tells how the action is done — early, quietly, big.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

い-adj → 〜く 早く
な-adj → 〜に 静かに
V how it is done

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

When an adjective goes with a verb, it becomes the word that says "how". For an い-adjective, い → く (早い → 早く); for a な-adjective, add に (静か → 静かに); then put the verb: 早く 起きます, 静かに 話します. いい becomes よく — that one has to be memorised. This is the same 〜く / 〜に shape as the third point; the only difference is what follows. With します it changes the state of a thing; with any other verb it says how the action was done. 早く 起きます = I get up early, 音を 小さく します = I turn the sound down.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

毎朝早く起きます

毎朝 早く 起きます。

maiasa hayaku okimasu.

I get up early every morning.

静かに話して ください

静かに 話して ください。

shizuka ni hanashite kudasai.

Please speak quietly.

字を大きく書いて ください

字を 大きく 書いて ください。

ji o ookiku kaite kudasai.

Please write the letters big.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

What shape does 「早い」take in front of a verb?

💡 Hint: What replaces the い of an い-adjective?

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