Chapter 3
Adjectives形容詞
Japanese has two types of adjectives with completely different conjugation rules. い-adjectives conjugate like verbs. な-adjectives behave like nouns with です/だ. Mix them up and every sentence sounds wrong. This chapter covers both types, all their forms, and the patterns that build on them.
What you will learn
How to identify い vs な adjectives. Full conjugation for both types (past, negative, て-form, adverb form). The irregular いい/よい. Combining multiple adjectives. すぎる for “too much.” Four ways to say “seems like.” Comparing things with より/ほう/いちばん. Word order for modifying nouns.
1い-Adjectives: Basicsい形容詞2い-Adjective Conjugationい形容詞の活用3な-Adjectives: Basicsな形容詞4な-Adjective Conjugationな形容詞の活用5い vs な: Telling Apart見分け方6いい/よい: Irregularいい・よい7Making Adverbs: く/に副詞化8Combining: くて/で形容詞の接続9すぎる: Too Much〜すぎる10そう/よう/らしい/みたい推量表現11Comparing Things比較12Modifying Nouns名詞修飾
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