Saturday, 8 October 2016

Adjectives in Japanese: Present Positive

Learn Japanese adjectives
Hello Everyone. It's been a while! Having already discussed Japanese verbs, I thought we could continue to expand on your sentences by learning about adjectives in their present positive form next. Though they might seem a little confusing at first, they're very simple to use and will be very helpful in expressing yourself.

Adjectives will fall into one of two categories: i-adjectives and na-adjectives.

i-adjectives are adjectives that end in an I. Some examples of i-adjectives would be 熱い (atsui), 寒い (samui), and すごい (sugoi).

Be careful!

Not every adjective that ends in an is an i-adjective.

The other type of adjectives you will come across are na-adjectives which are followed by when describing a noun. Some examples of na-adjectives would be 暇な (hima na), きれいな (kirei na), and 幸せな (shiawase na).

If na-adjectives are followed by a verb, you drop and just write the adjective beside the verb.

Try translating the following sentences (Use a dictionary if you don't know the word):

You are tall.

This is a cold drink.

I am happy.

Is the hotel clean?

Ice cream is cheap.

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