Easy Adjectives
There are 2 types of adjectives:
-i adjectives - adjectives that end in -i
-na adjectives - adjectives that add -na when placed before nouns
The -i adjectives change:
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あつい atsui - (It's) hot || +i |
Learn this and you can use all -i adjectives!
The -na adjectives don't change! But when placed before nouns they add a -na
げんき genki (healthy, active, fine)
げんきな子 genki na ko (healthy child)
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please say no..
do we hav to learn n remember which ones are na and which ones are i?
Live to eat , don't eat to live :€
i/na?
Ok, this might sound stupid but...which ones are i and which ones are na?
The atsui and atsukunai must be i adjectives, so the atsukatta and atsukunakatta must be na right? Sooo the present time is i and the past tense is na, am I right?
皆様, 始めまして! :)
re: i/na
An i adjective is determined by the base, it stays an i adjective. You can conjugate it to present, past, affirmative, negative, it doesn't matter. The above chart showed a single i adjective into the different conjugations. Below that chart had the example げんき as a na adjective.
Na adjectives conjugate like nouns rather than like i adjectives.
Here is a link to the adjectives section which will help to clear up your confusion :D
http://thejapanesepage.com/grammar/adjectives
-Dustin
http://korynthius.blogspot.com One man's Quest for Japanese Fluency
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Aaah, thanks for the explanation(and the link) ^^
皆様, 始めまして! :)