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Working with Adjectives
Note: Requires an intermediate understanding of Adi. ("i" adj") and Adj-verbs ("na adj")
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Road Map - See supporting detail below. |
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"i" adj" |
"na adj" |
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I/it is/was/isn't wasn't Adi. |
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samui desu. |
kirei desu. |
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Add: totemo, sukoshi, mou sukoshi, amari, zenzen |
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mou sukoshi kirai... |
zenzen kirei jya nakatta... |
| Connecting | yasu kute oishii desu | yumei de kirei desu | ||
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Contrasting see MNI ch20 |
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semai desuga yasui desu semai kedo yasui desu karai kedo oishii desu |
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Adverbial forms |
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Plain adverbial |
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* ku verb |
* ni verb. |
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Add: "become" |
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samu ku narimashita |
jyouzu ni naritai... |
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Add: "Make" |
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oki ku shite.. |
Kirei ni shite.... |
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"ok" forms |
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* is ok. |
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* ku temo ii... |
* demo ii... |
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not * is ok. |
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* naku temo ii |
* jya na kute mo ii... |
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I don't mind if it is * |
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* kute mo kamawanai... * kute mo kamaimasen. |
* jya na kute mo kamawanai... |
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Conditional.. |
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if it is *,...... |
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* kereba....... |
* nara............ Note: "* narba...." is ok but less common |
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Creating Nouns with sa |
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* ku temoii...(It is ok to make it *)
* ku shite agemashou (I'll make it * for you)
* ni shimashou. (let's make it *)
* ni shinakereba naranai. (I/We must make it *.)
* tsumo byouki ni naru. ( I am Always getting sick)
Hayaku shinasai!
kantan ni dekiru yo.
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