Japanese Language is FUN! - Lesson 8.1

NOUN & ADJECTIVE

There are 2 categories in Adjective

… na group		… i group
Hansamu	handsome	Ookii	Big / large
Kirei	clean / tidy / beautiful	Chiisai	Small / little
Shizuka	quiet	Atarashii	New / fresh (item)
Nigiyaka	lively / crowded	Furui	Old
Yuumei	famous	Ii (yoi)	Good (person)
Shinsetsu	helpful / kind	Warui	Bad (person)
Hima	free (time)	Atsui	Hot (water / weather)
Benri	convenient	Samui	Cold (weather)
Genki	healthy / cheerful / energetic	Tsumetai	Cold (water)
Kantan	easy	Yasashii	Easy / Kind (person)
Suteki	fine / nice / awesome / wonderful	Muzukashii	Difficult
		Takai	Expensive / tall / high
		Yasui	Cheap
		Hikui	Low

it's very important to identify NOUN for a person/pet/object/place.

For "na" group

Sakura wa kirei desu ---> Sakura wa kirei na hana desu.

Sakura is beautiful ---> Sakura is a beautiful flower.

Sunway Lagoon wa suteki na tokoro desu.

Sunway Lagoon is an awesome place.

                          Can add totemo = very / great

Himura-san wa totemo hansamu na hito desu.

Mr Himura is a very handsome person.

For "i" group

Fuji-san wa takai desu ---> Fuji-san wa takai yama desu.

Mt Fuji is high ---> Mt Fuji is a high mountain.

Sushi wa oishii tabemono desu.

Sushi is a delicious food.

Looks easy for "i" group? wait until you learn for the negative version

For "na" group

Kuala Lumpur wa shizuka na machi jya arimasen.

Kuala Lumpur is not a quiet city.

--> Nigiyaka (lively)

Ashita wa hima jya arimasen.

I'm not free (available) tomorrow.

For "i" group

** remove 1 i and add "kunai"

Yubiwa wa takakunai desu (root word is takai for expensive)

Ring is not expensive.

--> Yasui (cheap)

                          Can add amari = not so / not really / not very

Furansu wa amari samukunai desu (root word is samui for cold)

France is not so cold.

--> Atsui (hot weather)

*** + noun

Ookikunai daigaku (root word is ookii for big/large)

Ookii daigaku jya arimasen

Not a big university

--> Chiisai (small)

negative version for past tense

For "na" group

Inaka wa shizuka jya arimasen deshita.

Village/home town was not quiet.

For "i" group

** remove 1 i and add "katta" desu

Jitensya wa atarashikatta desu

Bicycle was not new.

SPECIAL CASE

ii --> change to yoi (good)

not good ... yokunai desu

was good ... yokatta desu

wasn't good ... yokunakatta desu 

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Now, we combine all NOUN + ADJECTIVE + VERB 

Atarashii kuruma o kaimashita.....I bought a new car.

Yama de kirei na hana o mimashita.....I watched beautiful flower at the mountain.

Kinou no ban yuumei na resutoran de tabemashita.....I ate at the famous restaurant yesterday evening.

Tomodachi ni takai fuku o karimashita.....I borrowed an expensive cloth from a friend.