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Nは い-adjectiveです (N wa i-adjective desu) — N is [i-adjective]

Describing what something is like with an い-adjective.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

N は い-adj (〜い) + です

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

Meaning

  • Japanese adjectives come in two families, and it pays to keep them strictly apart from the start.
  • The first family is い-adjectives: the word ends in い — 高い (expensive), おいしい (delicious), 新しい (new), 大きい (big).

How to attach

To say "this is delicious", leave the adjective as it is and add です: このラーメンはおいしいです.

Watch out

  • The い does not drop ❌ — おいしです is wrong.
  • Careful: きれい (clean / pretty), ゆうめい (famous) and きらい (disliked) may sound like they end in い, yet they are not い-adjectives — they are な-adjectives, next topic.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

このラーメンはおいしいです。

kono raamen wa oishii desu.

This ramen is tasty.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) このラーメンは ──> the い-adj おいしい ──> [ keep the い ] ──> [ + です ] ──> おいしいです ──> This ramen is tasty.

この本は新しいです。

このほんはあたらしいです。

This book is new.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) この本は ──> the い-adj 新しい ──> [ keep the い ] ──> [ + です ] ──> 新しいです ──> This book is new.

あの車は高いです。

あのくるまはたかいです。

That car over there is expensive.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) あの車は ──> the い-adj 高い ──> [ keep the い ] ──> [ + です ] ──> 高いです ──> That car over there is expensive.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

How do you say "This car is cheap"? (cheap = 安い)

💡 Hint: Nは + ~い + です.

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