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Japanese lesson: い adjectives
There are three types of adjectives in Japanese, and I will be showing you a few of the most common -い adjectives, as well as how to conjugate them to negative, past, and negative past tense. As always, native speakers, please correct me if I'm wrong.
い ajectives conjugate very easily. Below is what can be used for all of these
Past tense: -い、replace with かった (katta)
Negetive: ーい、Replace withくない
Negative past tense: ーい、くなかった
EXAMPLE: あまいーIs sweet
あまくないーIs not sweet
あまかったーWas sweet
あまくなかったーWas not sweet
COMMON ADJECTIVES
可愛い(かわいい)kawaii- Cute
高い(たかい)Takai- High/Expensive
安い(やすい)yasui- Cheap
甘い(あまい)amai- Sweet
美味しい(おいしい)oishii- Delicious
まずい(まずい)mazui- Bad-tasting
苦い(にがい)nigai- Bitter
古い(ふるい)furui- Old
EXAMPLES
あの人はとても可愛(かわい)かった...ano hito ha totemo kawaikatta...
That girl was really cute...
このドレスは安(やす)いよ!kono doresu wa yasui yo!
This dress is cheap!
あのアイスクリームは美味(おい)しくなかった. ano aisukurīmu wa oishikunakatta.
That ice cream wasn't good.
甘い夢の中、彼はあたしをキスした... amai yume no naka, kare wa atashi o kisu shita...
In my sweet dream, he (boyfriend) kissed me...
イギリス料理は苦い。igirisu ryouri wa nigai
English food is bitter.
今日から、頑張ってね!kyō kara, ganbatte ne!
Other lessons:
Pronouns: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/18259944
Basic Phrases: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/18395693
Basic Vocabulary: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/18417681
Slang: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/18424332
School: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/18802842
Lesson list: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/18842185