Japanese Language Lesson 15 - Adjectives

Please view previous lessons for additional vocabulary and grammar.

In this lesson, sensei goes over both -i and -na adjectives! Learn these words and how to conjugate them to help you become more descriptive with your sentences! These are just some of the many adjectives you'll encounter in Japanese, so please go out and study to expand your vocabulary even more!


Summary:

い-adjectives

あつい / 暑い / Hot

さむい / 寒い / Cold

たかい / 高い / Expensive

やすい / 安い / Inexpensive

おおきい / 大きい / Big

ちさい / 小さい / Small

あたらしい / 新しい / New

ふるい / 古い / Old

おいしい / 美味しい / Tastes good

まずい / 不味い / Does not taste good

あついです。 / 暑いです。 / It is hot.

あつくないです。/ 暑くないです。/ It is not hot.

あつ / 暑かったです。 / It was hot.

あつ / 暑くなかったです。 / It was not hot.

な-adjectives

べんりな / 便利な / Convenient

きれいな / Beautiful, Clean

にぎやかな / 賑やかな / Lively

げんきな / 元気な / Healthy

しんせつな / 親切な / Kind, Gentle

ゆうめいな / 有名な / Famous

げんきです。 / 元気です。 / I am well.

げんきではありません。 / 元気ではありません。 / I am not well.

げんきでした。 / 元気でした。 / I was well.

げんきではありませんでした。 / 元気ではありませんでした。 / I was not well.

おおきいかばんです。 / 大きい鞄です。 / It is a big bag.

あたらしいかばんです。 / 新しい鞄です。 / It is a new bag.

たかいかばんです。 / 高い鞄です。 / It is an expensive bag.

かばんはおおきいです。 / 鞄は大きいです。 / The bag is big.

かばんはあたらしいです。 / 鞄は新しいです。 / The bag is new.

かばんはたかいです。 / 鞄は高いです。 / The bag is expensive.

ニューヨークはにぎやかなまちです。 / ニューヨークは賑やかな町です。 / New York is a lively city.

ニューヨークはきれいなまちです。 / ニューヨークはきれいな町です。 / New York is a beautiful city.

ニューヨークはゆうめいなまちです。 / ニューヨークは有名な町です。 / New York is a famous city.

ニューヨークはにぎやかです。 / ニューヨークは賑やかです。 / New York is lively.

ニューヨークはきれいです。 / New York is beautiful.

ニューヨークはゆうめいです。 / ニューヨークは有名です。 / New York is famous.

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Summary (Romanji)
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¤Ni-

Atsui (Hot)
Samui (Cold)
Takai (expensive)
Yasui (cheap)
Oki (big)
Chisai (small)
Atarashi (new)
Urui (old)
Oishii (delicious)
Masui (bad in taste)


¤Verb Conjugation-

°Atsui desu - present positive
°Atsu ku nai desu - present negative
°Atsu kata desu -past positive
°Atsu ku nakata desu - past negative



¤Na-

Benlina- Convenient
Kirena- beautiful
Giyakana- Lively
Genkina- Healthy
Shinsetsuna- Gentle
Yumena- Famous


¤Conjugation-

°Genki desu - I'm well
°Genki dewa arimasen- I'm not well
°Genki deshita- I was well
°Genki dewa arimasen deshita- I wasn't well

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Is there a special reason you add sufixes to the "i" adjectives and dont conjugate the "desu" bit and in the "na" adjectives there are no sufixes and you conjugate the "desu"?

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