ใ-Adjectives (Present & Negative)
Supporting / Adjectives
๐ Layer A: Visual Guide (็ดๆ็่งฃ)
๐ Quick Summary (ใพใจใ)
ใใใใง็ตใใๅฝขๅฎน่ฉ(ใใใใใ)ใงใใ็ฉ(ใใฎ)ใฎ็ถๆ
(ใใใใใ)ใๆง่ณช(ใใใใค)ใ่ชฌๆใใพใใ
ๅฆๅฎๅฝข(ใฒใฆใใใ)ใไฝใใจใใฏใๆๅพใฎใใใใๅใฃใฆใใใใชใใใใคใใพใใ
i-Adjectives always end in the Hiragana “i”. To make them negative, you must DROP the “i” and add “kunai”.
Positive: ใใใใ ใงใ (Oishii desu)
Negative: ใใใใใชใ ใงใ (Oishi-kunai desu)
๐ Layer B: Deepening (ๆทฑๆใ)
๐ก Raya’s Hack (ๆป็ฅๆณ)
ใใๅฝขๅฎน่ฉใใฎใใฃใฝใฏใใใซใฒใฎใใฃใฝ๏ผ
ๅฆๅฎ(ใฒใฆใ)ใซใใๆใฏใใใตใใงใใใใใใงใญใณใจๅใฃใฆใใใใชใใใ่ฒผใไปใใใ๏ผ
ร ใใใใใใใชใ
ใ ใใใ๏ผใซใใ๏ผ๏ผ ใใชใ ๏ผ ใใใใใชใ๏ผ
Think of the final “i” as a lizard’s tail. For negative sentences, cut off the “i” with scissors and paste “kunai” instead! Never say “Oishii janai”.
๐ง Joy’s Mistake (ใใใใ้้ใ)
Scene: Joy says the sushi is not expensive.
Joy: ใใใฎๅฏฟๅธใฏ ้ซใ ใงใฏใใใพใใใใ
(Kono sushi wa takai dewa arimasen.)
โ Wrong!
Why?
ใใงใฏใใใพใใใใฏๅ่ฉ(ใใใ)ใซไฝฟใใพใใใๅฝขๅฎน่ฉใซใฏไฝฟใใพใใ๏ผ
ๆญฃ่งฃใฏใ้ซใใชใ ใงใใใงใใ
“Dewa arimasen” is for Nouns. You cannot use it for i-adjectives. You must use the “kunai” form. Correct: “Taka-kunai desu”.
๐ฅ Layer C: Practice Loop
Now itโs time to test your learning through the next 10 practice drills!
Level 1: Basic Conjugation
Q1. Takai (Expensive) โ Negative?
(Drop i, add kunai)
Q2. Oishii (Delicious) โ Negative?
(Drop final i, add kunai)
Q3. Atsui (Hot) โ Negative?
(Not hot)
Q4. Samui (Cold) โ Negative?
(Not cold)
Q5. Ii (Good) โ Negative? [EXCEPTION ALERT]
(Exception: “Ii” always changes to “Yoi” before conjugating -> Yoku-nai)
Level 2: Advanced (Sentences)
Q6. Translate: “This movie is interesting.” (Omoshiroi)
(Kono eiga wa omoshiroi desu.)
Q7. Translate: “This bag is not big.” (Ookii)
(Kono kaban wa ooki-kunai desu.)
Q8. Translate: “Japan is small.” (Chiisai)
(Nihon wa chiisai desu.)
Q9. Translate: “Japanese is not difficult.” (Muzukashii)
(Nihongo wa muzukashi-kunai desu.)
Q10. Translate: “Today is busy.” (Isogashii)
(Kyou wa isogashii desu.)
