Lesson 8
Adjectives
- 1 Nは い-adjectiveです N wa i-adjective desu N is [i-adjective] Describing what something is like with an い-adjective.
- 2 Nは な-adjectiveです N wa na-adjective desu N is [na-adjective] Describing with a な-adjective, which behaves like a noun.
- 3 ～くないです -kunai desu is not [i-adjective] Making an い-adjective negative: drop い, add くない.
- 4 ～じゃありません -ja arimasen is not [na-adjective] Making a な-adjective negative — like a noun, with じゃありません.
- 5 い-adjective ＋ N i-adjective + N [i-adjective] + noun Placing an い-adjective directly before a noun to describe it.
- 6 な-adjective ＋ な ＋ N na-adjective + na + N [na-adjective] + な + noun A な-adjective needs な between it and the noun it describes.
- 7 とても totemo very Strengthening an adjective — the word for "very."
- 8 あまり～ません amari ~ masen not very ~ "Not very ~" — always paired with a negative.
- 9 Nは どうですか N wa dou desu ka How is N? Asking for an impression or opinion about something.
- 10 どんな N donna N what kind of N? A question word asking the kind or quality of a noun.
- 11 S1が、S2 S1 ga, S2 S1, but S2 Joining two sentences with "but" to show contrast.