Lesson 12
Past Adjectives & Comparison
- 1 〜でした / 〜じゃありませんでした ~deshita / ~ja arimasen deshita was / was not (na-adjective) The past tense of na-adjectives — saying something 'was' or 'was not'.
- 2 〜かったです -katta desu was (i-adjective) The past affirmative form of i-adjectives.
- 3 〜くなかったです -ku nakatta desu was not (i-adjective) The past negative form of i-adjectives.
- 4 N1は N2より Adj です N1 wa N2 yori Adj desu N1 is more Adj than N2 The basic pattern for comparing two things.
- 5 N1と N2と どちらが Adj ですか N1 to N2 to dochira ga Adj desu ka Which is more Adj, N1 or N2? Asking which of two things is more Adj.
- 6 N1のほうが Adj です N1 no hou ga Adj desu N1 is more Adj The pattern that answers 'which is more?'.
- 7 〜の中で N2が いちばん Adj です ~ no naka de N2 ga ichiban Adj desu Among ..., N2 is the most Adj Saying which of three or more is the most (superlative).
- 8 疑問詞 が いちばん Adj ですか gimonshi ga ichiban Adj desu ka What/where/who/when is the most Adj? Asking what, where, who, or when is the most Adj.