These are my own notes, not an official part of any japanese class.
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youkoso chapter 2 pp 127-178
currently working on page 127-149
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forms: i adjectives
note:
ii is informal for yoi, and the irregular negative is yokunai.
positive |
special case adjectives |
- …stem i desu.
- …stem i noun…
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- …urusai desu.
- …urusai 大学 desu.
- …yoi desu.
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- 大kii 人hito and 大ki na 人hito
- 小sai 人hito and 小sa na 人hito
- 近chikai and 近kuno 大学.
- 遠tooi and 遠kuno 大学.
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negative |
- …stem ku arimasen.
- …stem ku nai desu.
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- …urusaku arimasen.
- …urusaku nai desu.
- …yoku nai desu.
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forms: na adjectives
positive |
- …stem desu.
- …stem na noun…
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- …nigiyaka desu.
- …nigiyaka na 大学 desu.
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negative |
- …stem dewa arimasen.
- …stem jiya arimasen.
- …stem jiya nai desu.
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- …nigiyaka deha arimasen.
- …nigiyaka jiya arimasen.
- …nigiyaka jiya nai desu.
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adjectives (p.131)
english |
stem |
type |
notes |
romaji | kanji |
big |
ookii |
大kii |
i |
option of na instead of i before a noun |
small |
chiisai |
小sai |
i |
option of na instead of i before a noun |
many |
ooi |
多i |
i |
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few |
sukunai |
少nai |
i |
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new |
atarashii |
新shii |
i |
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old |
hurui |
古i |
i |
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good |
yoi |
(良i) |
i |
informal ii, negative yokunai |
bad |
warui |
悪i |
i |
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quiet, peaceful |
shizuka |
静ka |
na |
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noisy, disturbing |
urusai |
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i |
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attractive, clean |
kirei |
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na |
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dirty |
kitanai |
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i |
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spacious, wide |
hiroi |
広i |
i |
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cramped, narrow |
semai |
狭i |
i |
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