ใช-Adjectives (Present & Negative)
Supporting / Adjectives
๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ)
๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ)
ใใชๅฝขๅฎน่ฉใใฏใๆๆณ็ใซใฏใๅ่ฉ(ใใใ)ใใจๅใใฐใซใผใใงใใ
ๅฆๅฎๅฝข(ใฒใฆใใใ)ใฏใๅ่ฉใจๅใใใใซใ๏ฝใใใใใพใใใใไฝฟใใพใใ
Na-Adjectives behave almost exactly like Nouns. To make them negative, add “ja arimasen” (or “dewa arimasen”).
Positive: ใใใ ใงใ (Kirei desu)
Negative: ใใใ ใใใใใพใใ (Kirei ja arimasen)
๐ Layer B: Deepening (ๆทฑๆใ)
๐ก Raya’s Hack (ๆป็ฅๆณ)
ใใใใ (Kirei)ใใจใๆๅ (Yumei)ใใซๆฐใใคใใฆ๏ผ
ใใใใง็ตใใฃใฆใใใใฉใใใใใฏใชๅฝขๅฎน่ฉใงใ๏ผ
ร ใใใใชใ
ใ ใใใใใใใใพใใ
Trap Alert! “Kirei” and “Yumei” end in “i”, so they look like i-adjectives. But they are imposters! They are Na-adjectives. Never say “Kire-kunai”. Use “Kirei ja arimasen”.
๐ง Joy’s Mistake (ใใใใ้้ใ)
Scene: Joy says the town is not quiet.
Joy: ใใใฎ็บใฏ ้ใใใชใ ใงใใใ
(Kono machi wa shizuka-kunai desu.)
โ Wrong!
Why?
ใ้ใ (Shizuka)ใใฏใชๅฝขๅฎน่ฉใงใใใใใชใใใฏไฝฟใใพใใ๏ผๅ่ฉใจๅใใใใซใ้ใ ใใใใใพใใใใจ่จใใพใใใใ
“Shizuka” is a Na-adjective. You cannot use “kunai”. Treat it like a noun: “Shizuka ja arimasen”.
๐ฅ Layer C: Practice Loop
Now itโs time to test your learning through the next 10 practice drills!
Level 1: Basic Conjugation
Q1. Genki (Healthy) โ Negative?
(Like a noun)
Q2. Hima (Free time) โ Negative?
(Not free)
Q3. Kirei (Clean/Beautiful) โ Negative?
(Trap! It’s Na-adj)
Q4. Shinsetsu (Kind) โ Negative?
(Not kind)
Q5. Yumei (Famous) โ Negative?
(Trap! It’s Na-adj)
Level 2: Advanced (Sentences)
Q6. Translate: “The teacher is kind.” (Shinsetsu)
(Sensei wa shinsetsu desu.)
Q7. Translate: “This room is quiet.” (Shizuka)
(Kono heya wa shizuka desu.)
Q8. Translate: “I am not free (time).” (Hima)
(Hima ja arimasen.)
Q9. Translate: “That singer is famous.” (Kashu, Yumei)
(Sono kashu wa yumei desu.)
Q10. Translate: “Vegetables are not liked (hated).” (Yasai, Kirai)
(Yasai wa kirai desu. *Kirai is also a Na-adj!*)




